Definition and Formation
This calm and clear region, typically about 45 km wide, forms at the center of a hurricane.
What is the eye?
Flying debris and floodwaters caused by hurricanes often result in this category of destruction that can displace people and damage homes.
What is loss of property?
This form of creative expression often emerges after hurricanes, reflecting resilience and shared experiences of the disaster.
What is art?
This Jamaican agency, established in 1980, oversees disaster management and risk reduction programs, including public education and community skill-building.
What is the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM)?
Unlike their neighbors, these three islands of the Dutch Caribbean are rarely impacted by hurricanes due to their location outside the regional hurricane belt
What are Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao?
The direction in which air spirals in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is Counterclockwise / Anticlockwise?
Hurricanes often destroy this vital network, making it difficult for emergency responders to reach affected areas
What are roads?
Stories of past hurricanes are passed down through this tradition, helping preserve the cultural memory of disasters.
What is oral history?
This critical post-disaster activity reduces the risk of future flooding but faces challenges in Jamaica due to limited funding for maintenance
What is cleaning drains and gullies?
Hurricanes primarily cause significant damage to these specific geographical features, often found on the southern coasts and in low-lying areas of Caribbean islands.
What are flood-prone areas?
Occurs due to the intense low pressure that sucks in air during a hurricane
What are Strong Winds?
This mental health condition often affects individuals after experiencing the trauma of a hurricane.
What is PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)?
The need for this type of aid arises when Caribbean governments cannot bear the financial burden of hurricane recovery on their own.
What is international aid?
One major challenge in disaster mitigation is this type of response, implemented after a crisis rather than proactively to reduce risks.
What is a reactive response?
This U.S. territory in the Caribbean is highly susceptible to hurricanes due to its location within the regional hurricane belt.
What is Puerto Rico?
The deadliest Atlantic hurricane
What is The Great Hurricane of 1780?
Two (2) industries/sectors affected by hurricane activity
What is Agriculture/Farming, Fishing, Tourism, Healthcare, Energy?
Caribbean communities have adapted to hurricanes by building these types of structures, designed to withstand strong winds and flooding
What are concrete houses, reinforced structures, or elevated housing?
This phase of mitigation involves implementing building codes, avoiding high-risk areas, and regulating land use to minimize vulnerability before a disaster occurs.
What is the pre-disaster phase?
This small chain of islands, located near the Bahamas and frequently impacted by hurricanes, includes Providenciales
What are the Turks and Caicos Islands?
When the wind from a hurricane pushes excess water away from the store
What is Reverse Storm Surge?
This financial figure represents the staggering cost of damage caused by Hurricane Maria.
What is $91.6 billion USD?
The temporary suspension of schooling and business during hurricanes not only disrupts education but also reduces this key economic indicator.
What is productivity?
After Hurricane Gilbert, Jamaica introduced this type of program to teach communities skills like first aid, search and rescue, and flood warning.
What is a skills transfer program?
These two islands, despite being located outside the regional hurricane belt, have experienced rare but devastating hurricanes, such as Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
What are Grenada and Aruba?