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From Category 1 to hurricane Category 5 - Here's what you need to know about the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale
The deadliest Category 5 hurricane on record was Hurricane Mitch, which killed more than 19,000 people in Central America in 1998. Hurricane categories do save lives. By being aware of the ...
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The formation of a tropical storm - Hurricane Mitch, October 1998
The effects of Hurricane Mitch on informal settlement in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. VideoThe effects of Hurricane Mitch on informal settlement in Tegucigalpa, Honduras ...
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Failure to prepare for climate change is costing Honduras dear
It was far from the most damaging storm to have hit the country; Hurricane Mitch killed 7,000 Hondurans in 1998. But Sara highlights even more starkly the extent to which the governments of ...