Mortal embrace: Conflicting forces of nature, alongside the ecological intervention of traditional fishermen, helped mitigate the destruction wrought in Puerto Rico by hurricane maría

Toro, María Suárez (2018) Mortal embrace: Conflicting forces of nature, alongside the ecological intervention of traditional fishermen, helped mitigate the destruction wrought in Puerto Rico by hurricane maría. Samudra Report (78). pp. 15-17. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

The impact of the destructive winds of Hurricane María along the northern coasts of Puerto Rico in late September 2017—not long after Hurricane Irma had swept by—was ugly, immense and immediate. Docks, shorelines and boats were destroyed soon after the hurricane made landfall on 20 September with wind speeds reaching 150 km per hour. Even three months after the hurricane subsided, the lack of electricity in 98 per cent of the country has left fisherfolk without ice to preserve the fish they sell.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM1062
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Hurricane, Puerto Rico, Risk Assessment, Mitigation, Disaster Management, Reef Fisheries
Subjects:	Disasters and Climate Change
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	29 Sep 2021 07:51
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2022 07:03
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1652

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