The Tropical Storm named Richard is moving its way through the Caribbean as it moves for the northeast coast of Honduras. According to the article on the Yahoo Weather page, As of 4 a.m. Central Time, the storm was about 55 miles north of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Nicaragua-Honduras border and is moving west at 8 mph (13 kph). It currently only has wind speeds of 45 mph, but the article says that it has the potential to turn into a hurricane. The storm could cause a lot of rain in Honduras that could cause flash floods and mud slides. Since people know of this storm and it's potential, people should be able to take precautionary measures to avoid any disasters.
I was really interested in this article because in the middle of November I am traveling to Honduras for a research project. Certainly weather like this could effect our travels and research if they happen to be a problem at the time.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101023/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather
I would be really interested to know if the destination in Honduras you are doing research in has been affected by this tropical storm. If it has, what the mitigation process is/was like.
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