Le risque cyclonique dans l’Atlantique en 2008

Hurricane Gustav which approaches the Western coast of Louisiana at the end of August 2008 is presented like one of most intense since Katrina, which earlier has considerably affected the city of News Orleans three years ago. However, if the hazard is comparable, the vulnerability is less in particu...

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Main Author: Sandra Rome
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Language:fra
Published: Pôle de Recherche pour l'Organisation et la diffusion de l'Information Géographique 2008-10-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/echogeo/7613
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description Hurricane Gustav which approaches the Western coast of Louisiana at the end of August 2008 is presented like one of most intense since Katrina, which earlier has considerably affected the city of News Orleans three years ago. However, if the hazard is comparable, the vulnerability is less in particular because of an effective prevention. This article compares various hurricanes of the Atlantic Ocean, Katrina, Gustav, Hanna and Ike, by differentiating the natural hazard from the vulnerability, especially in Haiti and the United States.
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Le risque cyclonique dans l’Atlantique en 2008
EchoGéo
cyclone
hurricane
Katrina
Ike
Atlantic Ocean
title Le risque cyclonique dans l’Atlantique en 2008
title_full Le risque cyclonique dans l’Atlantique en 2008
title_fullStr Le risque cyclonique dans l’Atlantique en 2008
title_full_unstemmed Le risque cyclonique dans l’Atlantique en 2008
title_short Le risque cyclonique dans l’Atlantique en 2008
title_sort le risque cyclonique dans l atlantique en 2008
topic cyclone
hurricane
Katrina
Ike
Atlantic Ocean
url https://journals.openedition.org/echogeo/7613
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