ListarGeología por tema "Desastre natural"

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    • Daños, efectos y amenaza de tsunamis en América Central 

      Fernández Arce, Mario Enrique (2002)
      Desde 1539 hasta el presente han habido 49 tsunamis en América Central, 37 en el Pacífico y 12 en el Caribe; 10 de ellos tienen reportes de daños, siete en el Pacífico y tres en el Caribe. Estos tsunamis han cobrado cerca ...

    • Faulting, shallow seismicity and seismic hazard analysis for the Costa Rican Central Valley 

      Fernández Arce, Mario Enrique; Rojas Quesada, Wilfredo (2000)
      A seismic hazard map for the Metropolitan Area of San Jose has been elaborated, based on local tectonic and seismic information. The area for the hazard computation covers an area of 20 x 15 km2 and includes the zone where ...

    • Proposal to Disseminate the Knowledge of Tsunamis in the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica, Central America 

      Fernández Arce, Mario Enrique; Solís Arce, Daniel; González Ilama, Gino Steven; Porras Loría, Juan Luis (2014-09)
      This work is a proposal to spread the knowledge of tsunamis in the schools of the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Ignorance of basic information about tsunamis and the existing threat, could result in deaths in areas where ...

    • Spatial Analysis of Disaster Risk in Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica, Central America 

      Fernández Arce, Mario Enrique; Reyes Chaves, Jonnathan; Grineski, Diane; Collins, Timothy M. (2014-07)
      This article summarizes the results of an investigation into disaster risk in the canton (county) of Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica. This canton is exposed to several natural hazards as well as technological risks. ...

    • Tsunamis and Tsunami Hazards in Central America 

      Fernández Arce, Mario Enrique; Molina, Enrique; Havskov, Jens; Kuvvet, Atakan (2000-02)
      A tsunami catalogue for Central America is compiled containing 49 tsunamis for the period 1539–1996, thirty seven of them are in the Pacific and twelve in the Caribbean. At the Caribbean side, 5 events are related with ...

    • Tsunamis and tsunami prepardness in Costa Rica, Central America 

      Fernández Arce, Mario Enrique; Alvarado Delgado, Guillermo (2005-12)
      Pacific and Atlantic sides of Costa Rica there are coastal segments characterised by a flat relief, which increases the vulnerability of the coastal communities. In addition to tsunamis originating in the Middle American ...