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Historical trends and future implications of disasters in Honduras

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In Honduras, a country located in Central America, the prevalence of hydrometeorological disasters due to its geographical location poses a challenge in the context of climate change. However, the lack of local disaster data highlights the need to investigate the primary natural hazards impacting Honduran municipalities. In this regard, the disaster database DesInventar was utilized, covering the period between 1978 and 2015, to identify the most recurrent disasters in terms of frequency and severity. The findings indicate that the municipalities most affected by disasters are mainly located in regions with higher population density, particularly in the municipalities of Distrito Central, San Pedro Sula, Danlí, El Progreso, La Ceiba, and Puerto Cortés. The most common hazards in Honduras are floods, wildfires, landslides, droughts, and storms. The results of this analysis hold crucial value for decision-makers in disaster risk, territorial, and environmental management in Honduras. These data provide a solid foundation for designing effective policies and measures aimed at reducing the adverse impacts of disasters in the country. Moreover, this methodological approach can be applied in developing nations with similar characteristics in other tropical regions, thereby contributing to a more efficient management of risks associated with disasters.

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Appendix

Appendix

NAME

COD

DT

HDI

POP

POV

PD

RD

Aguanqueterique

120,200

4.00

0.62

4738.00

90.34

26.49

342.50

Ahuas

90,300

6.00

0.64

6392.00

85.25

6.98

42.30

Ajuterique

30,200

9.00

0.70

11,356.00

83.76

192.78

166.10

Alauca

70,200

6.00

0.65

9109.00

87.81

48.88

142.60

Alianza

170,200

31.00

0.65

7491.00

75.23

37.00

377.63

Alubarén

80,200

7.00

0.63

5532.00

84.60

121.41

300.10

Amapala

170,300

9.00

0.68

12,250.00

86.29

164.83

223.87

Apacilagua

60,200

19.00

0.64

9065.00

83.50

39.89

169.10

Arada

160,200

6.00

0.65

9622.00

95.84

107.64

275.19

Aramecina

170,400

6.00

0.66

7173.00

80.72

76.51

496.88

Arenal

180,200

9.00

0.69

5949.00

81.06

33.76

75.55

Arizona

10,800

13.00

0.68

23,714.00

75.90

47.70

119.00

Atima

160,300

2.00

0.62

17,648.00

94.13

103.55

391.60

Azacualpa

160,400

5.00

0.65

20,210.00

90.88

120.34

291.71

Balfate

20,200

7.00

0.64

13,103.00

87.68

40.44

87.40

Belén

130,200

8.00

0.61

6801.00

94.96

42.64

182.70

Belén Gualcho

140,200

8.00

0.61

15,438.00

78.79

111.54

88.25

Bonito Oriental

21,000

7.00

0.66

28,427.00

87.46

58.88

158.30

Brus Laguna

90,200

14.00

0.62

12,720.00

76.15

3.33

0.00

Cabañas

40,200

6.00

0.59

13,727.00

97.86

126.28

243.00

Cabañas

120,300

4.00

0.64

3253.00

71.77

24.78

201.20

Camasca

100,200

5.00

0.64

6781.00

95.12

107.53

27.60

Campamento

150,200

18.00

0.68

19,832.00

88.68

61.83

137.10

Candelaria

130,300

8.00

0.63

6772.00

97.19

131.92

73.50

Cane

120,400

2.00

0.73

3592.00

90.08

98.48

24.90

Caridad

170,500

5.00

0.64

15,354.00

72.99

78.04

312.04

Catacamas

150,300

47.00

0.67

3927.00

93.02

18.43

145.70

Cedros

80,300

10.00

0.68

117,493.00

94.79

35.33

231.50

Ceguaca

160,500

2.00

0.65

24,305.00

94.89

109.54

157.38

Chinacla

120,500

5.00

0.64

4948.00

94.81

138.70

132.90

Chinda

160,800

2.00

0.63

7836.00

88.15

78.62

204.10

Choloma

50,200

65.00

0.63

4702.00

95.61

590.79

220.70

Choluteca

60,100

68.00

0.73

231,669.00

95.82

157.56

97.10

Cololaca

130,400

5.00

0.72

152,519.00

97.84

47.44

275.60

Colomoncagua

100,300

16.00

0.59

8532.00

95.43

104.02

313.40

Comayagua

30,100

47.00

0.62

18,215.00

87.08

206.26

186.60

Concepción

100,400

6.00

0.60

7720.00

98.20

125.59

195.50

Concepción

40,300

3.00

0.71

144,785.00

91.04

120.79

50.50

Concepción

140,300

1.00

0.63

9905.00

95.46

49.21

85.97

Concepción de Maria

60,300

8.00

0.63

5074.00

89.01

168.94

5.70

Concepción del Norte

160,600

2.00

0.64

26,875.00

93.19

71.76

161.45

Concepción del Sur

160,700

1.00

0.64

8989.00

82.06

85.10

445.54

Concordia

150,400

7.00

0.64

5486.00

89.78

35.71

48.50

Copán Ruinas

40,400

16.00

0.64

8188.00

94.71

119.59

300.20

Corquín

40,500

15.00

0.61

38,109.00

86.07

138.11

110.10

Cucuyagua

40,600

11.00

0.64

16,402.00

94.24

135.11

158.80

Curarén

80,400

6.00

0.63

16,073.00

75.15

69.61

125.30

Danlí

70,300

160.00

0.60

20,335.00

88.62

88.25

264.30

Distrito Central

80,100

1091.00

0.67

195,916.00

93.10

850.23

23.60

Dolores

40,700

5.00

0.78

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90.77

152.79

292.10

Dolores

100,500

3.00

0.61

6420.00

94.71

71.57

214.60

Dolores Merendón

140,400

1.00

0.59

5140.00

98.26

115.48

56.81

Dulce Nombre

40,800

6.00

0.55

3742.00

88.92

238.06

413.10

Dulce Nombre de Culmí

150,500

25.00

0.69

5671.00

86.31

10.43

43.00

Duyure

60,400

11.00

0.63

29,947.00

92.01

34.30

94.70

El Corpus

60,500

15.00

0.66

3519.00

79.34

105.88

151.70

El Negrito

180,300

14.00

0.64

24,646.00

76.07

87.11

171.61

El Níspero

160,900

1.00

0.66

45,363.00

84.28

118.28

179.07

El Paraíso

70,400

23.00

0.60

19,882.00

83.44

131.23

259.00

El Paraíso

40,900

1.00

0.66

8109.00

93.07

78.78

113.80

El Porvenir

10,200

10.00

0.69

44,770.00

84.44

66.05

206.00

El Porvenir

80,500

4.00

0.64

20,149.00

62.20

63.10

106.90

El Progreso

180,400

131.00

0.73

188,366.00

90.12

374.46

120.82

El Rosario

30,300

10.00

0.71

21,854.00

89.39

112.00

258.20

El Rosario

150,600

6.00

0.62

28,842.00

90.45

31.44

20.40

El Triunfo

60,600

35.00

0.63

4224.00

75.00

158.94

52.00

Erandique

130,500

10.00

0.65

43,670.00

94.23

55.75

64.90

Esparta

10,300

16.00

0.61

15,242.00

74.67

43.61

208.80

Esquías

30,400

4.00

0.68

18,447.00

89.92

57.20

127.10

Esquipulas del Norte

150,700

5.00

0.64

20,519.00

91.00

26.24

96.40

Florida

41,000

8.00

0.60

10,138.00

97.06

88.23

239.70

Fraternidad

140,500

2.00

0.60

28,331.00

87.83

78.34

96.85

Goascorán

170,600

11.00

0.58

4890.00

92.44

76.65

286.06

Gracias

130,100

16.00

0.68

14,342.00

93.59

127.34

290.10

Guaimaca

80,600

10.00

0.65

47,622.00

89.71

40.29

132.60

Guajiquiro

120,600

5.00

0.67

28,076.00

92.40

45.62

0.00

Gualaco

150,800

17.00

0.65

14,616.00

84.70

10.49

97.61

Gualala

161,000

3.00

0.65

21,863.00

94.34

83.93

285.05

Gualcince

130,600

9.00

0.65

5191.00

98.06

74.88

206.30

Guanaja

110,200

5.00

0.59

11,295.00

61.04

103.71

641.80

Guarita

130,700

7.00

0.75

5445.00

96.49

49.12

123.10

Guarizama

150,900

9.00

0.61

8378.00

95.65

50.34

61.10

Guata

151,000

7.00

0.64

7769.00

86.98

19.07

189.30

Guayape

151,100

10.00

0.58

11,784.00

89.78

32.73

20.10

Guinope

70,500

4.00

0.64

12,671.00

89.26

47.76

276.70

Humuya

30,500

5.00

0.68

8510.00

89.48

26.92

240.50

Ilama

161,100

2.00

0.68

1319.00

86.86

52.80

386.92

Intibucá

100,600

13.00

0.65

9058.00

96.80

124.09

97.90

Iriona

20,300

8.00

0.67

56,017.00

92.25

5.82

981.30

Jacaleapa

70,600

6.00

0.68

20,730.00

90.70

38.99

410.60

Jano

151,200

10.00

0.71

3966.00

87.20

15.95

40.80

Jesús de Otoro

100,700

5.00

0.63

4553.00

89.99

77.26

121.37

Jocón

180,500

36.00

0.65

28,301.00

86.62

27.50

110.80

José Santos Guardiola

110,300

1.00

0.66

9591.00

39.82

189.99

415.45

Juan Francisco Bulnes

90,400

2.00

0.74

11,334.00

79.27

10.24

0.00

Jutiapa

10,400

16.00

0.65

8095.00

77.94

70.93

166.20

Juticalpa

150,100

67.00

0.67

34,224.00

91.90

54.79

362.70

La Campa

130,800

4.00

0.70

124,828.00

97.36

75.20

95.60

La Ceiba

10,100

126.00

0.63

6515.00

72.09

339.33

107.60

La Encarnación

140,600

5.00

0.76

197,267.00

88.75

153.52

96.16

La Esperanza

100,100

17.00

0.66

4961.00

92.91

94.68

157.20

La Iguala

130,900

6.00

0.73

11,631.00

97.24

87.04

110.30

La Jigua

41,100

5.00

0.58

25,491.00

96.03

88.16

191.20

La Labor

140,700

10.00

0.62

9288.00

88.07

104.10

377.99

La Libertad

30,600

18.00

0.64

9515.00

85.86

94.15

271.50

La Libertad

80,700

10.00

0.66

25,891.00

88.16

77.28

118.10

La Lima

51,200

82.00

0.64

2789.00

93.44

749.43

294.30

La Masica

10,500

21.00

0.75

71,910.00

63.70

68.90

71.50

La Paz

120,100

13.00

0.68

29,427.00

91.76

224.74

0.00

La Trinidad

30,800

3.00

0.70

43,980.00

81.24

57.77

197.80

La Unión

151,300

11.00

0.60

12,526.00

83.80

173.43

434.40

La Unión

41,200

8.00

0.62

4515.00

90.43

78.00

89.80

La Unión

131,100

2.00

0.61

16,007.00

93.85

13.44

71.70

La Venta

80,800

9.00

0.68

7691.00

78.30

52.66

217.00

La Virtud

131,200

11.00

0.65

6173.00

88.54

75.56

464.60

Lamaní

30,700

5.00

0.59

6583.00

72.96

24.26

181.40

Langue

170,700

11.00

0.66

7009.00

87.73

159.40

315.42

Las Flores

131,000

9.00

0.67

20,944.00

95.26

131.87

187.40

Las Lajas

32,000

4.00

0.65

9512.00

89.21

168.67

186.60

Las Vegas

162,700

19.00

0.63

14,311.00

95.60

217.41

297.54

Lauterique

120,700

10.00

0.69

23,980.00

87.72

85.25

305.00

Lejamaní

30,900

4.00

0.63

2986.00

69.11

268.29

113.40

Lepaera

131,300

14.00

0.71

5680.00

95.31

130.94

199.90

Lepaterique

80,900

1.00

0.61

36,720.00

90.20

41.37

50.60

Limón

20,400

12.00

0.63

19,807.00

86.93

26.15

46.80

Liure

70,700

15.00

0.65

13,742.00

78.98

122.78

222.30

Lucerna

140,800

9.00

0.58

10,654.00

90.11

53.67

314.64

Macuelizo

161,200

11.00

0.62

5861.00

85.36

151.84

392.43

Magdalena

100,800

6.00

0.66

34,401.00

92.37

114.01

229.20

Mangulile

151,400

5.00

0.62

4361.00

80.35

25.59

75.00

Manto

151,500

5.00

0.61

9411.00

87.09

22.91

62.72

Mapulaca

131,400

5.00

0.66

11,518.00

95.11

135.89

317.70

Maraita

81,000

4.00

0.61

4261.00

77.43

27.06

167.40

Marale

81,100

9.00

0.65

6689.00

93.93

23.01

69.00

Marcala

120,800

13.00

0.60

9132.00

93.22

151.45

323.10

Marcovia

60,700

64.00

0.68

28,614.00

74.32

99.15

83.30

Masaguara

100,900

5.00

0.67

45,639.00

96.05

69.08

141.50

Meámbar

31,000

5.00

0.58

15,892.00

76.57

33.84

286.40

Mercedes

140,900

1.00

0.62

12,522.00

81.33

81.11

232.80

Mercedes de Oriente

120,900

1.00

0.62

7226.00

88.82

29.83

160.80

Minas de Oro

31,100

2.00

0.62

1087.00

79.58

35.26

132.70

Morazán

180,600

7.00

0.67

13,128.00

77.04

93.13

93.15

Morocelí

70,800

5.00

0.66

40,402.00

88.30

51.49

152.80

Morolica

60,800

26.00

0.66

16,579.00

78.23

18.24

250.80

Nacaome

170,100

19.00

0.62

5000.00

77.39

105.21

146.46

Namasigue

60,900

15.00

0.68

57,345.00

68.94

156.34

100.50

Naranjito

161,300

3.00

0.64

30,056.00

93.49

94.42

112.96

Nueva Arcadia

41,300

15.00

0.61

11,901.00

85.38

308.97

197.40

Nueva Armenia

81,200

2.00

0.67

40,350.00

71.20

23.05

267.60

Nueva Frontera

162,800

3.00

0.67

3515.00

85.95

91.14

221.34

Nuevo Celilac

161,400

1.00

0.61

13,069.00

91.61

54.04

281.33

Ocotepeque

140,100

19.00

0.64

8086.00

97.82

149.24

150.88

Ojojona

81,300

22.00

0.71

23,096.00

91.12

47.64

67.20

Ojos de Agua

31,200

7.00

0.67

10,457.00

73.87

65.40

460.00

Olanchito

180,700

41.00

0.64

10,341.00

85.95

58.65

191.17

Omoa

50,300

35.00

0.70

104,609.00

91.98

136.58

304.70

Opatoro

121,000

3.00

0.68

45,179.00

94.31

33.30

132.90

Orica

81,400

5.00

0.64

7408.00

91.31

38.25

125.40

Orocuina

61,000

6.00

0.64

13,815.00

68.98

151.55

128.00

Oropolí

70,900

8.00

0.65

18,315.00

77.39

36.79

144.90

Patuca

152,300

11.00

0.65

5931.00

90.71

37.32

184.48

Pespire

61,100

19.00

0.66

26,668.00

83.71

74.38

159.90

Petoa

161,500

4.00

0.66

23,913.00

90.13

63.54

125.13

Pimienta

50,400

21.00

0.65

12,135.00

88.90

396.54

79.00

Piraera

131,500

7.00

0.71

18,557.00

98.61

84.05

46.50

Potrerillos

50,500

35.00

0.58

13,758.00

87.83

261.08

357.00

Potrerillos

71,000

6.00

0.71

23,678.00

84.75

38.33

254.20

Protección

161,600

7.00

0.64

4242.00

86.10

115.45

195.51

Puerto Cortés

50,600

94.00

0.60

16,374.00

98.49

354.98

467.30

Puerto Lempira

90,100

73.00

0.73

122,426.00

76.13

8.05

0.00

Quimistán

161,700

9.00

0.63

47,528.00

93.96

81.04

167.76

Ramon Villeda Morales

90,500

6.00

0.66

47,993.00

85.87

16.76

0.00

Reitoca

81,500

7.00

0.61

5746.00

97.61

55.85

62.10

Roatan

110,100

6.00

0.60

10,649.00

22.67

783.00

725.80

Sabá

20,500

12.00

0.76

41,831.00

88.69

88.13

88.40

Sabanagrande

81,600

12.00

0.70

5428.00

85.19

94.24

151.20

Salamá

151,600

8.00

0.68

20,496.00

87.72

24.28

64.09

San Agustín

41,400

2.00

0.69

7542.00

89.90

87.02

268.30

San Andrés

131,600

8.00

0.56

5498.00

99.18

59.43

84.50

San Antonio

41,500

7.00

0.55

13,151.00

88.73

88.99

229.70

San Antonio

101,000

0.00

0.60

9739.00

86.39

64.04

98.30

San Antonio de Cortes

50,700

6.00

0.63

5492.00

95.84

103.51

139.00

San Antonio de Flores

71,100

11.00

0.67

5445.00

92.81

100.44

364.00

San Antonio de Flores

61,200

5.00

0.66

22,135.00

72.88

40.60

254.70

San Antonio de Oriente

81,700

15.00

0.64

5564.00

77.17

76.09

217.80

San Antonio del Norte

121,100

3.00

0.70

15,006.00

93.02

39.26

230.80

San Buenaventura

81,800

7.00

0.65

2725.00

57.69

52.07

312.40

San Esteban

151,700

19.00

0.71

2780.00

85.73

14.51

78.03

San Fernando

141,000

4.00

0.67

25,572.00

92.73

138.72

261.52

San Francisco

131,700

11.00

0.72

14,559.00

96.43

68.33

103.40

San Francisco

10,600

10.00

0.60

6948.00

80.28

57.80

155.10

San Francisco de Becerra

151,800

13.00

0.61

9017.00

88.54

37.74

118.23

San Francisco de Coray

170,800

5.00

0.67

9475.00

87.34

113.13

110.82

San Francisco de La Paz

151,900

13.00

0.62

9742.00

75.82

40.24

145.29

San Francisco de Ojuera

161,800

2.00

0.67

19,216.00

88.60

44.97

508.05

San Francisco de Opalaca

101,700

1.00

0.66

7000.00

94.88

45.19

115.70

San Francisco de Yojoa

50,800

13.00

0.60

10,743.00

93.33

250.78

293.30

San Francisco del Valle

141,100

6.00

0.70

21,955.00

89.81

96.98

148.22

San Ignacio

81,900

5.00

0.63

9625.00

83.93

28.33

106.40

San Isidro

61,300

5.00

0.66

8796.00

58.56

64.91

138.40

San Isidro

101,100

3.00

0.65

3690.00

96.14

53.98

193.10

San Jerónimo

31,300

6.00

0.63

4387.00

76.34

103.53

139.10

San Jerónimo

41,600

2.00

0.64

20,979.00

83.97

73.57

464.80

San Jorge

141,200

1.00

0.62

5020.00

93.73

94.34

190.54

San José

61,400

6.00

0.65

6975.00

76.65

142.76

270.00

San José

41,700

5.00

0.60

5037.00

94.19

139.76

326.00

San José

121,200

0.00

0.62

4300.00

91.71

77.57

569.00

San José de Colinas

161,900

3.00

0.65

8928.00

94.05

81.88

337.95

San José de Comayagua

31,400

2.00

0.65

18,791.00

75.45

101.32

72.80

San José del Potrero

31,500

1.00

0.64

7796.00

76.46

37.51

235.00

San Juan

101,200

5.00

0.66

6708.00

95.83

84.51

121.70

San Juan

121,300

1.00

0.61

13,405.00

87.90

51.74

67.90

San Juan de Flores

82,000

17.00

0.65

2447.00

90.97

47.68

90.30

San Juan de Opoa

41,800

5.00

0.62

9620.00

95.77

131.56

255.70

San Juan Guarita

131,800

2.00

0.62

2650.00

95.37

64.40

228.70

San Lorenzo

170,900

30.00

0.71

41,297.00

89.61

283.15

179.66

San Lucas

71,200

3.00

0.59

7712.00

73.41

65.90

117.50

San Luis

162,000

6.00

0.62

24,606.00

88.98

99.11

142.50

San Luis

31,600

5.00

0.65

11,102.00

72.43

64.43

207.78

San Manuel

50,900

34.00

0.72

53,083.00

88.97

484.05

85.10

San Manuel Colohete

131,900

5.00

0.59

14,063.00

96.66

87.01

145.20

San Marcos

141,300

17.00

0.66

19,978.00

91.27

133.54

319.58

San Marcos

162,100

8.00

0.66

15,229.00

94.76

73.94

420.78

San Marcos de Caiquín

132,800

5.00

0.62

5571.00

91.19

52.67

250.60

San Marcos de Colón

61,500

35.00

0.70

26,494.00

81.34

66.94

39.30

San Marcos de Sierra

101,300

4.00

0.59

8653.00

95.75

68.46

162.50

San Matías

71,300

5.00

0.68

5040.00

89.35

47.70

232.00

San Miguelito

101,400

11.00

0.59

7368.00

98.72

55.21

18.70

San Miguelito

82,100

6.00

0.64

1910.00

76.98

47.40

180.00

San Nicolás

41,900

2.00

0.64

7553.00

96.37

158.24

184.13

San Nicolás

162,200

2.00

0.66

14,368.00

83.74

113.02

293.30

San Pedro

42,000

6.00

0.64

7540.00

88.10

131.84

79.60

San Pedro de Tutule

121,400

4.00

0.64

6939.00

89.51

164.98

347.60

San Pedro Sula

50,100

304.00

0.76

719,064.00

94.38

935.77

157.40

San Pedro Zacapa

162,300

5.00

0.67

10,535.00

86.27

55.45

456.92

San Rafael

132,000

4.00

0.61

13,410.00

96.53

143.86

20.70

San Sebastián

132,100

4.00

0.57

10,453.00

95.35

53.63

35.60

San Sebastián

31,700

1.00

0.67

3649.00

85.59

37.45

256.20

San Vicente Centenario

162,400

0.00

0.66

3601.00

89.97

101.58

321.13

Santa Ana

82,200

13.00

0.73

16,009.00

71.56

184.33

475.50

Santa Ana

121,500

4.00

0.60

11,777.00

95.73

62.54

215.00

Santa Ana de Yusguare

61,600

6.00

0.68

14,474.00

79.13

210.41

99.00

Santa Bárbara

160,100

32.00

0.71

41,736.00

94.10

157.48

513.30

Santa Cruz

132,200

4.00

0.58

6770.00

99.94

52.48

490.00

Santa Cruz de Yojoa

51,000

49.00

0.68

82,760.00

93.57

126.42

218.60

Santa Elena

121,600

3.00

0.62

12,162.00

96.78

74.91

53.70

Santa Fe

20,600

10.00

0.68

5376.00

92.77

78.91

186.97

Santa Fe

141,400

3.00

0.64

4851.00

91.62

25.64

121.70

Santa Lucía

82,300

19.00

0.76

11,906.00

60.40

277.98

375.90

Santa Lucía

101,500

4.00

0.60

5239.00

96.47

89.85

229.60

Santa María

121,700

2.00

0.64

10,812.00

95.50

113.94

286.30

Santa María del Real

152,000

9.00

0.69

10,636.00

88.53

45.65

221.97

Santa Rita

42,100

20.00

0.60

29,927.00

92.81

164.52

125.59

Santa Rita

180,800

19.00

0.70

20,301.00

90.69

103.62

207.80

Santa Rita

162,500

2.00

0.66

3975.00

94.97

49.82

201.68

Santa Rosa de Aguán

20,700

24.00

0.68

43,152.00

82.26

41.23

164.50

Santa Rosa de Copán

40,100

67.00

0.72

61,083.00

90.41

231.00

157.40

Santiago de Puringla

121,800

1.00

0.62

16,182.00

96.10

124.62

292.40

Sensenti

141,500

3.00

0.64

11,453.00

88.46

102.25

268.86

Siguatepeque

31,800

32.00

0.71

95,121.00

89.05

281.22

82.90

Silca

152,100

6.00

0.67

7930.00

76.73

32.62

58.20

Sinuapa

141,600

10.00

0.66

8735.00

88.89

82.11

308.33

Soledad

71,400

11.00

0.65

9350.00

90.86

59.40

206.20

Sonaguera

20,800

9.00

0.69

29,561.00

76.74

115.62

142.60

Sulaco

180,900

4.00

0.66

17,509.00

92.77

84.86

223.66

Talanga

82,400

20.00

0.70

34,997.00

89.55

88.71

162.43

Talgua

132,300

7.00

0.61

10,420.00

98.27

139.29

229.60

Tambla

132,400

4.00

0.63

3089.00

92.78

60.94

233.80

Tatumbla

82,500

19.00

0.69

7197.00

69.84

110.82

328.50

Taulabé

32,100

12.00

0.68

24,235.00

78.67

117.53

117.60

Tela

10,700

58.00

0.70

96,758.00

75.23

91.78

182.50

Teupasenti

71,500

11.00

0.60

41,683.00

92.14

72.40

239.00

Texiguat

71,600

4.00

0.61

8727.00

93.73

47.73

123.70

Tocoa

20,900

39.00

0.70

89,849.00

89.03

118.60

58.40

Tomalá

132,500

4.00

0.62

6335.00

95.86

144.17

163.00

Trinidad

162,600

10.00

0.67

19,593.00

87.02

103.54

175.27

Trinidad de Copán

42,200

0.00

0.63

6865.00

97.70

100.89

205.80

Trojes

71,900

27.00

0.62

47,294.00

78.06

38.99

178.50

Trujillo

20,100

22.00

0.70

60,558.00

85.33

71.06

70.50

Utila

110,400

1.00

0.76

3947.00

48.00

114.43

0.00

Vado Ancho

71,700

2.00

0.57

3981.00

90.08

60.85

143.00

Valladolid

132,600

5.00

0.62

3696.00

94.75

49.66

337.77

Valle de Angeles

82,600

18.00

0.73

16,678.00

80.96

193.86

179.50

Vallecillo

82,800

1.00

0.64

8337.00

85.91

41.45

110.60

Veracruz

42,300

2.00

0.65

3259.00

85.37

106.26

125.20

Victoria

181,000

9.00

0.64

33,019.00

92.66

47.15

167.61

Villa de San Antonio

31,900

10.00

0.70

23,658.00

94.51

77.44

209.80

Villa de San Francisco

82,700

3.00

0.69

10,508.00

83.88

148.66

127.50

Villanueva

51,100

33.00

0.73

149,977.00

94.46

508.74

270.30

Virginia

132,700

9.00

0.62

2548.00

94.37

71.74

37.44

Wampusirpi

90,600

3.00

0.63

10,314.00

79.35

3.41

0.00

Yamaranguila

101,600

16.00

0.62

21,025.00

93.59

77.74

71.20

Yarula

121,900

3.00

0.60

8844.00

93.92

114.84

176.80

Yauyupe

71,800

4.00

0.66

1335.00

81.30

22.24

199.90

Yocón

152,200

4.00

0.61

11,812.00

87.99

53.23

124.54

Yorito

181,100

6.00

0.64

18,823.00

89.68

108.79

28.89

Yoro

180,100

82.00

0.66

86,665.00

79.37

43.53

60.87

Yuscarán

70,100

13.00

0.68

14,144.00

72.31

48.74

113.40

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Quesada-Román, A., Torres-Bernhard, L., Hernández, K. et al. Historical trends and future implications of disasters in Honduras. Nat Hazards (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-024-06686-y

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