Doyle Rice, USA TODAY 10:12 a.m. EDT October 24, 2015 Hurricane Patricia is the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere. Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated as it bears down on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Hurricane Patricia’s rampage into Mexico was part of the […]
Summary October 8, 2015 The strong El Niño of 2015 has contributed to suppressed rainfall over northern East Africa and Central America and the Caribbean (Figure 1), significantly limiting agricultural and pastoral potential, and straining local livelihoods. These impacts are contributing to Crisis (IPC Phase 3) acute food […]
PHYS.org October 23, 2015 Heavy floods and drought sparked by the El Nino weather phenomenon in East Africa in coming weeks could see the number of people needing aid soar by over 80 percent, the UN warned Friday. El Nino is sparked by a warming in sea surface […]
Rong-Gong Lin II October 23 2015 Patricia Hurricane Patricia, one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded, is being fueled by El Niño, a weather phenomenon that continues to gain strength in the Pacific Ocean, scientists say. Scientists say the powerful hurricane offers a stark preview of a turbulent […]
Lessons About Lessons Learning in Theory and Practice Lessons About Lessons Learning in Theory and Practice Individuals and governments are in the lessons learning business so-to-speak. Just about every organization goes through the “ritual” of identifying formally or informally good and bad lessons (especially bad ones) from its […]
The strongest hurricane ever measured in the Western Hemisphere is hours from striking near Mexico’s biggest port and a popular holiday resort, threatening catastrophic damage to property and posing danger to the lives of anyone caught in its path. Hurricane Patricia is forecast to go ashore between Puerto […]
