Darian's Blog

Week 10: Extreme Weather Events   In Panama, there are many extreme weather events that occur in the country such as intense and protracted rainfalls, windstorms, floods, droughts, wildfires, earthquakes, landslides, tropical cyclones, and tsunamis. The most common extreme weather event that occurs in Panama would be rainfalls which causes floods and landslides. In Panama, this is called the hurricane/rainy season which happens from June to November. Panama isn't usually directly impacted by hurricanes, but these hurricanes cause heavy rainfall and other hazards to inhabit the country. The people and country of Panama deal with many extreme weather events as Panama ranks 14th among countries most exposed to multiple hazards based on land area. One of the extreme weather events Panama goes through are floods because of the common occurrence of heavy rainfall. On November 21, 2021, there was a deadly flash flood warning in Panama which took the lives of two people with one gone missi...

Week 8: Mass Wasting Risks Occasionally, there are some mass wasting risks that occur in Panama. When talking about mass wasting, we're describing the risks of landslides, mudslides, and rockslides, which are the results of flooding and heavy rainfall. When heavy rain occurs, sloped areas become soaked which causes no root support and the soil just runs off. In Panama, they receive some hurricanes and a good amount of heavy rainfall especially during the hurricane/rainy season which occurs during June to November in the Atlantic. Panama is no stranger to landslides since they receive a lot of heavy rainfall and they have had some devastating landslides in the past. In November 2022, there was a devastating and deadly landslide that took place in Cativá, Panama which took two lives in the process. The cause of this deadly landslide was heavy rains that inhabited the country of Panama which also caused flooding as well. The previous day, there was another landslide in Las Cumbres, Pa...