Hurricane Mitch was the second-deadliest tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin on record. Mitch caused 11,374 fatalities in Central America in 1998, including...
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landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. The most notable storms were Hurricane Georges and Hurricane Mitch. Georges devastated Saint Kitts and...
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In Honduras, Hurricane Mitch caused death and destruction across the entire country, resulting in the most significant flooding in Honduras in the 20th...
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List of the deadliest tropical cyclones (redirect from Deadliest Atlantic hurricane)
deadliest Atlantic hurricane was Hurricane Mitch of 1998, with at least 11,374 deaths attributed to it, while the deadliest Atlantic hurricane overall was the...
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Hurricane Mitch may refer to: Hurricane Mitch, a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane during the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season that caused more than 11...
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intensity, 960 at hurricane intensity, and 333 at major hurricane intensity within the Atlantic Ocean since 1851, the first Atlantic hurricane season to be...
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A Category 5 Atlantic hurricane is a tropical cyclone that reaches Category 5 intensity on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, within the Atlantic...
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16 retirements resulting from hurricanes in the 2010s. The deadliest storm to have its name retired was Hurricane Mitch, which caused over 10,000 fatalities...
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agricultural, making it especially vulnerable to natural disasters such as Hurricane Mitch in 1998. The lower class is primarily agriculturally based while wealth...
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Economy of El Salvador (section Natural disasters: Hurricane Mitch (1998) and the earthquakes (2001))
relatively well with Panama (94 of 175) and Costa Rica (47 of 175). Hurricane Mitch hit El Salvador in late October 1998, generating extreme rainfall of...
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Tegucigalpa (section Hurricane Mitch)
damage by Hurricane Mitch in late-October and early-November 1998, something of a magnitude Hondurans had not witnessed since Hurricane Fifi. Mitch destroyed...
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Great Hurricane alone exceeds that of many entire decades of Atlantic hurricanes. Estimates are significantly higher than for Hurricane Mitch, the second-deadliest...
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Hurricane Mitch's meteorological history began with its origins over Africa as a tropical wave and lasted until its dissipation as an extratropical cyclone...
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Atlantic hurricane on record, only behind Hurricane Mitch in 1998, and the 1780 hurricane. Fifi is also the first billion-dollar hurricane not to make...
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domestic crops. In all, Hurricane Mitch caused $92 million in damage (1998 USD) and seven deaths. October 25–31, 2005 – Hurricane Beta caused minimal damage...
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Caribbean and the Bay of Honduras. Fantome was lost in October 1998 during Hurricane Mitch. Fantome was originally ordered for the Italian navy but was purchased...
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Geography of Honduras (section Hurricanes)
Hurricane Fifi in 1974 killed more than 8,000 and destroyed nearly the entire banana crop. In 1998 Hurricane Mitch became the most deadly hurricane to...
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the flow of traffic from Guatemala to Panamá. Partially destroyed by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, the bridge was remodelled in the year 2002 under the government...
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ISSN 1520-0493. National Climatic Data Center (1999). Mitch: The Deadliest Atlantic Hurricane Since 1780 (Report). United States National Oceanic and...
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workers. She made an official visit to Honduras in 1998 following Hurricane Mitch to volunteer, bring medical supplies, and survey the damage. Gore took...
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rivers of Honduras *Hurricane Mitch in Central America, Retrieved 23 April 2005 from http://www.jonkohl.com/publications/hurricane.htm Archived 2005-05-15...
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1996 – The remnants of Hurricane Marco drops heavy rainfall over Honduras. October 26 – November 1, 1998 – Hurricane Mitch stalls to the northeast of...
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Somotillo (section Hurricane Mitch)
During Hurricane Mitch in 1998, these rivers overflowed their banks and threatened the town. The municipality was severely affected by Mitch and several...
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crop damage and soil erosion. One of the deadliest hurricanes to hit Nicaragua was Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which killed thousands. Panama (Spanish: Panamá)...
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Atlantic storm on record Hurricane Mitch (1998) – An extremely deadly Category 5 storm that affected similar areas Hurricane Delta (2020) – A Category 4...
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since helped several national crises such as the 1976 earthquake, Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and the hospital crisis of 2015. On 3 October 1974, Guatemalan...
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Mich (disambiguation) Hurricane Mitch (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mitch. If an internal link led...
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large surgical scar on his neck as a result of an injury sustained in Hurricane Mitch in Honduras in 1998. In summer 2000, a homeless drifter known as "Carlos"...
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numerous villages and damaged infrastructure, affecting areas affected by Hurricane Mitch roughly three years prior. In Honduras and Nicaragua, 14 people were...
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with Hurricane Mitch of 1998 and Hurricane Rita of 2005 as the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane by wind speed. Only five other Atlantic hurricanes have...
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