Tropical Storm Gamma and the Mosquitia of eastern Honduras: A little-known story from the 2005 hurricane season

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Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 425-434

  Cochran, David M ^a   Reese, Carl A ^a   Liu, Kam Biu ^b  

^a The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2005 hurricane season; Honduras; Paleotempestology; Participatory research; Tropical Storm Gamma; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; COASTAL PROTECTION; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HISTORICAL RECORD; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; HURRICANE RITA 2005; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; SEASONALITY; STAKEHOLDER; STORM; VULNERABILITY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CENTRAL AMERICA; HONDURAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449467166     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: 14754762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2009.00886.x     Document Type: Article

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