This week there have been several hurricanes and tropical storms forming and moving across the Atlantic towards Mexico. Hurricane Karl is one of these hurricanes. When it reached the Yucatan Peninsula it was a tropical storm, but once it got past the peninsula and into the Gulf of Mexico it became a small hurricane. Right now it is just skimming the coast in some cities. It is predicted that parts of Mexico's Eastern coast will feel at least some effects of the hurricane, mostly in the form of heavy rains, flooding and landslides in the mountains. There are hurricane warnings for much of the East coast, including the city of Poza Rica which houses an oil-processing center for Pemex. If the hurricane does get worse and precautions are not taken, the effects on the oil industry of this city in particular could be devastating. However, the Eastern Coast of Mexico is not unaccustomed to tropical storms and hurricanes, so the area is knowledgeable of how to deal with these events. To support this claim, the parts of the coast that Hurricane Karl has touched recorded minimal damage and no deaths or injuries.
I have a few friends that live in the capital city of the Yucatan. I have been trying to contact them to see what the storm was like, but I have not heard back from them yet.
Links:
http://www.salon.com/wires/us/2010/09/16/D9I937L00_tropical_weather/
This video shows Tropical Storm Karl leaving the Yucatan to gain strength in the Gulf.
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