Jaime's Blogging World

Due to its location, my country, Cuba, is prone to tropical storms. Tropical storms are common in Cuba and result in mass amounts of destruction. Not only do tropical storms hit the Caribbean islands but possible hurricanes could also seriously affect infrastructure, buildings, and assets. These storms are likely to occur from June to November. There is currently a Tropical storm that hit Cuba.  According to Euro News, it " made landfall Sunday before crossing the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm Monday with winds and heavy rain, leaving at least six dead after a night that saw protests by several dozen people in urban neighborhoods like Santos Suárez and central Havana." This actively demonstrates how life-threatening these tropical storms can truly be. People in Cuba do not have money to keep facing storm after storm. Money is low for the average citizen and these natural events could take everything from them. It is important that everyone helps each other in suc...

  Many people who have not taken geology courses may not know what mass wasting is. Mass wasting occurs when there is a downslope movement of the earth's elements due to gravity as shown in the image above. Most people know mass wasting as landslides, mudslides, and or rockfalls. These could active when there is intense rainfall, earthquakes, volcano eruptions, and more. My country Cuba is at high risk when it comes to mass waste due to the large mountains and tropical climate that receives tons of rainfall. Another huge problem that makes cuba vulnerable to landslides is climate change. The ongoing issue of climate change impacts each biome differently and for cuba it is likely that it will affect bedrock stability and slope through temperature and/or precipitation. Overall my country will have some landslides due to the terrain and other external factors. According to the article, " Tarps and plastic sheeting  are often used to drain water off of slide bodies and prevent ...