Hurricane Paula started to weaken as is approached western Cuba on Wednesday. The hurricane went down to a Category 1 out of five on the Saffir-Simpson scale meaning that it has top wind speeds of 85 miles per hour 10 miles from the storm. The storm is expected to reach Cuba late Wednesday afternoon. This is the 16th named hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season for 2010. It was the ninth to affect the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula. However, Paula has caused little damaged. Luckily, Mexico's tourist industry has not been that affected by hurricanes during this years season. According to the article, Cuba has very few hurricane related deaths because evacuations are mandatory and done efficiently. This shows that this country is used to hurricanes hitting the area since the people are so well at preparing for them.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101013/wl_nm/us_storm_paula
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