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coastal flood hazard is classified as high in El Salvador  according to the information that is currently available. This means that potentially-damaging waves are expected to flood the coast at least once in the next 10 years. The most common, and often very costly, damage from coastal flooding is to the foundation, basement, and lower stories of a property. In the design phase of your project, carefully consider the placement of permanent building infrastructure including electrical, mechanical (HVAC), and other services and utilities. When a building is flooded at ground level and the foundation is breached, damage is exacerbated. If the project involves significant storage of valuable assets ( warehouse, production facility), consider the impact on operations and potential financial loss to those building  contents in the event of a coastal flood. The mitigation efforts for these coastal floods are  In very high-risk areas, consider designing for a moveable structure....

 There are many sorts of extreme weather in El Salvador such as volcanoes, rainy season, earthquakes ,and fire . In this blog I’ll be focusing on the rainy season because they occur the most and cause the most damage. The rainy season usually runs from June to November coinciding with hurricane season in the Caribbean.During the rainy season in El Salvador you can expect a lot of heavy rain, thunderstorms,possible tropical depressions. On October 9th tropical storm Julia struck El Salvador causing widespread damage , 10 people lost their lives and over 2000 people were evacuated. The government of El Salvador called for a state emergency for 15 days just to facilitate response to the consequences of the storm. Ways to mitigate extreme rainy weather ; • Disconnect/Redirect Downspouts • Use a rain barrel to capture rain from your roof • Plant a rain garden • Reduce impervious surfaces; install permeable pavement References:  https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/el-salvador/n...

 The 2009 El Salvador floods and mudslides occurred November 6-9 affecting areas including San Salvador, La Paz, Cuscatlan , Usulutan and San Vicente. The disaster was triggered by flooding and heavy rainfall which caused mud and rock slides that killed approximately 130 people and left 60 missing. A total of 108 landslides occurred that caused 209 buildings to be destroyed and damaging 1,835 more . The United Nations world flood programme reported the floods washed entire harvest and up to 10,000 people were in need of food assistance. The USAID provided 25$ million through the U.S government for emergency relief and reconstruction to repair bridges , schools and health facilities after the devastating effects of tropical storm IDA which caused severe damage and loss of life in El Salvador.   References: https://www.usaid.gov/el-salvador/disaster-response  

  Even though El Salvador is one of the smallest countries in the region it is home to the crazy number of 20 volcanoes. Because they are all packed in only 21,040 square kilometers , you will be able to see one from every point of the country. El Salvador volcanoes include The tallest one is Santa Ana at 2.381 meters above sea level.  Out of the 20 volcanoes that are located in El Salvador, only five of them are still active. the rest are extinct a long time ago. Keep in mind that even if they are active, they aren't constantly spitting out lava. Most expel only gasses. The most recent eruption from a Salvadoran volcano happened in 2013. It was San Miguel Volcano. The active volcanoes are Izalco, Santa Ana,San Salvador ,San Miguel,conchaguita. References: https://www.tripsavvy.com/el-salvador-volcanoes-1490460 http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/central_america/el_salvador/

 El Salvador lies along the terrestrial belt that links North and South America. It shares a northern border with the Republic of Honduras, to the south with the Pacific Ocean, to the east with the Republic of Honduras, and to the West with the Republic of Guatemala.  The History of Earthquakes in El Salvador:  Due to its geographic location and vulnerability factors El Salvador is susceptible to seismic activity. This activity frequently causes adverse events such as earthquakes, landslides, and damage. Families located in vulnerable and high-risk areas such as those in areas with high poverty levels and low resilience, are in the most danger. El Salvador experiences frequent low grade earthquakes, tremors known locally as temblores. El Salvador has also experienced multiple larger catastrophic quakes with a magnitude over 6.0 on the ritcher scale. References:  https://sv.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/202/Earthquake.pdf https://static.temblor.net/wp-content...

El Salvador is one of the most seismically active earthquake vulnerable areas in the whole Western Hemisphere. El Salvador lies between two area of Tectonic plate movement . In southern El Salvador near the Pacific Ocean there is the cocos plate which pushes itself under the motionless Caribbean Plate a process called subduction which accounts for a good amount of earthquakes along the coast . In the northern side of El Salvador the North American tectonic plate meets one edge of the same stationary Caribbean plate which creates a major fault in the northernmost part of El Salvador and generates many earthquakes like the 2001 6.6m. References:  https://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/geography/Congo-Democratic-Republic-of-the-to-India/El-Salvador.html https://images.app.goo.gl/oWUrXRHzCNUy4dYu5