Week 16: Panama's Hazard Report
Panama's Main Natural Hazards Throughout this semester, we've been learning about how Panama is prone to many natural disasters. The Pacific Ring of Fire, also known as the Circum-Pacific Belt is an area along the Pacific Ocean where the majority of the Earth's earthquakes and volcanoes take place. Even though Panama is just located outside of the Pacific Ring of Fire, one of the reason for the occurrence of many natural disasters that hit the country is because of how close they are to the Pacific Ring of Fire. Panama receives various natural hazards such as earthquakes, hurricanes, heavy rainfall, landslides, floods, droughts, and much more. However the main natural hazards that occur in Panama are heavy rainfall and earthquakes. First of all, heavy rainfall is common to occur in the country of Panama. In the country, there is a hurricane/rainy season which takes place around June to November where heavy rainfall, flooding, and strong winds become present. Even though h