Algunos efectos de la precipitación del huracán Paulina en Acapulco, Guerrero
During three days in October (6th-10th) 1997, the hurricane Pauline affected the coastal areas of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Guerrero. The force of Shis hurricane graded 4 fn the Saffir-Simpson scale, thus reaching the category of extremely dangerous. Its winds were as strong as 210 kilometers per hour and...
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doaj-2df81f7692bc431cba1fdbf7b1bbe88a2020-11-24T22:34:25ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoInvestigaciones Geográficas0188-46112448-72791998-06-0113710.14350/rig.5906651020Algunos efectos de la precipitación del huracán Paulina en Acapulco, GuerreroLucía Guadalupe Matías RamírezDuring three days in October (6th-10th) 1997, the hurricane Pauline affected the coastal areas of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Guerrero. The force of Shis hurricane graded 4 fn the Saffir-Simpson scale, thus reaching the category of extremely dangerous. Its winds were as strong as 210 kilometers per hour and gusts of 240 kilometers per hour. The associated rain registered the extraordinary amount of 400 mm in Acapulco, in only five hours. Among the major consequences of such rainfall worth mentioning are: runoffs, landslides, floods and 120 human losses. Total damage in this port was estimated at ca, 300 million pesos.http://www.investigacionesgeograficas.unam.mx/index.php/rig/article/view/59066 |
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Algunos efectos de la precipitación del huracán Paulina en Acapulco, Guerrero |
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During three days in October (6th-10th) 1997, the hurricane Pauline affected the coastal areas of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Guerrero. The force of Shis hurricane graded 4 fn the Saffir-Simpson scale, thus reaching the category of extremely dangerous. Its winds were as strong as 210 kilometers per hour and gusts of 240 kilometers per hour. The associated rain registered the extraordinary amount of 400 mm in Acapulco, in only five hours. Among the major consequences of such rainfall worth mentioning are: runoffs, landslides, floods and 120 human losses. Total damage in this port was estimated at ca, 300 million pesos. |
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