Effects of Hurricane Hugo in the Caribbean - Wikipedia
Guadeloupe sustained the heaviest impacts among the Leeward Islands from Hugo. [11] The hurricane made landfall on the island at 05:00 UTC on 17 September (01:00 a.m. AST) as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds at 140 mph (230 km/h). [26] This made Hugo the strongest hurricane to strike Guadeloupe since a hurricane each in 1899 and 1928.
Some Islands Still Affected by Hugo - Los Angeles Times
1989年10月1日 · Dramatic headlines might lead you to believe that Hurricane Hugo wiped out the entire Caribbean. Not so. About 16% of the Caribbean resort islands were affected, but Hugo did little or no...
Hurricane Hugo - Wikipedia
Between September 17 and 21, Hugo made landfall on Guadeloupe, Saint Croix, Puerto Rico, and lastly South Carolina, with major hurricane strength winds. The storm weakened inland and accelerated north over the Eastern United States , transitioning into an extratropical cyclone on September 23 before it was last noted in the far northern ...
Hugo le terrible a balayé notre archipel il y a 35 ans
2024年9月16日 · Dans la nuit du 16 au 17 septembre 1989, la Guadeloupe a vécu l'enfer du passage dévastateur de l'ouragan Hugo. 35 ans plus tard, ce cataclysme est encore dans les mémoires de la population.
After the Hurricane - The New York Times
1989年10月1日 · Hurricane Hugo began as a tropical wave off West Africa Sept. 11 and gathered strength during the next five days as it swept across the Atlantic. It struck Guadeloupe and Dominica on Sept. 16...
Hurricane damage and forest structure in Guadeloupe, French …
A comparative study of the damage caused by Hurricane Hugo on the three main types of forest in the lesser Antilles was carried out in the mangrove forest, the semi-evergreen forest and the rainforests of Guadeloupe. Hurricane impact on these forests showed at first that high canopy trees generally prevented understorey trees from heavy direct ...
Hurricane Hugo swept the island of Guadeloupe (French est Ilmdies) on 16 and 17 September 1989. Sustained winds were of 140 knots and gusts exceeded 160 knots.
Hurricane Hugo 1989 | EKACDM - University of the West Indies
Hurricane Hugo impacted the Caribbean and Virgin Islands crossing Guadeloupe and St. Croix on September 17th and 18th as a category 4 hurricane. Hugo continued northwest and reached the island of Montserrat, several hours later.
The days after - History of Hurricane Hugo, Guadeloupe…
Cyclone Hugo left a landscape completely disfigured in its wake. The archipelago was strewn with destroyed houses, heaps of sheet metal and wood and the carcasses of cars, planes and boats. The Guadeloupeans who lived through the passage of Hugo, remember it, and will remember it …
The effects of hurricane hugo on the coastal environment of guadeloupe …
Hurricane Hugo passed over Guadeloupe Island (French West Indies) on September 16-17, 1989. With wind settled at 150 knots and squalls exceeding 160 knots, this hurricane was the most violent one of the century in the Lesser Antilles.