Historical City
• Francisco Pizaaro 1532
• Francisco Pizaaro found the 3rd spanish city in South America 1532
• Officially First city in Peru
• It was called San Miguel de Piura
• its location was changed three times before it was established on its present location.
• The Spanish named the city from the Quechuan word, pirhua, meaning abundance
• Declared independence on January 4 1821
Geography
• Piura is located on the coast.
• Close to the equater
• The territory of the Piura Region has a smooth topography in the coast and rough in the Sierra.
• There are many desert plains in the region. The Bayóvar depression, which is the lowest point in the country, is located in the Sechura Desert which is located south of the Piura River. …show more content…
• Not all El Niño's are the same. The atmosphere and ocean do not always follow the same patterns from one El Niño to another.
Past Consequence
• 1982-83 El Nino
• 1997-998
• Snice el nino hits ecdor and peru we are focusing on this city because it is one of the larger cities near the equator. As well as closes to ecidoua.
• There have been multiple elnino but
• The most extreme El Niño events occurred during 1982-1983 and 1997-1998. During these two events, Piura experienced annual rainfall amounts equivalent to 40 rainiest years combined.
• A examination on health during the dry, first six months of 1982 compared with the wet conditions in 1983, showed that death rates from all causes increased by more than 90 percent in 1983.
• Much of the community in the Piura region depends on agriculture and natural resources as the principle source of food and income. Re-occurrence of severe El Niño over decades has diminished these communities abilities to prepare for and cope with disaster.
• Extreme flooding
• Damages to major markets, infrastructure, homes, and private …show more content…
• If there is heavy rain, the effects will be felt everywhere.
• There have been many efforts to prevent and protect against possible heavy rains in Piura region
• So far, most of the government's efforts have been focused on cleaning the beds of coastal rivers, building floodwalls in vulnerable locations and making sure there is enough equipment to help in case of floods, mudslides or any other disasters.
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• The government has invested 70 million soles ($25 million) in the northern region of Piura
• the ministry of transport is sending more than 1,000 portable bridges to different locations along Peru's coast. In case of bridge callasp that can halt the recovery of an area
Even though so much money and time has been put into preventing the the distruction el nino we can not guareetee that it will work. The only solution beside finding ways to prevent more disaster is to learn about
• Francisco Pizaaro 1532
• Francisco Pizaaro found the 3rd spanish city in South America 1532
• Officially First city in Peru
• It was called San Miguel de Piura
• its location was changed three times before it was established on its present location.
• The Spanish named the city from the Quechuan word, pirhua, meaning abundance
• Declared independence on January 4 1821
Geography
• Piura is located on the coast.
• Close to the equater
• The territory of the Piura Region has a smooth topography in the coast and rough in the Sierra.
• There are many desert plains in the region. The Bayóvar depression, which is the lowest point in the country, is located in the Sechura Desert which is located south of the Piura River. …show more content…
• Not all El Niño's are the same. The atmosphere and ocean do not always follow the same patterns from one El Niño to another.
Past Consequence
• 1982-83 El Nino
• 1997-998
• Snice el nino hits ecdor and peru we are focusing on this city because it is one of the larger cities near the equator. As well as closes to ecidoua.
• There have been multiple elnino but
• The most extreme El Niño events occurred during 1982-1983 and 1997-1998. During these two events, Piura experienced annual rainfall amounts equivalent to 40 rainiest years combined.
• A examination on health during the dry, first six months of 1982 compared with the wet conditions in 1983, showed that death rates from all causes increased by more than 90 percent in 1983.
• Much of the community in the Piura region depends on agriculture and natural resources as the principle source of food and income. Re-occurrence of severe El Niño over decades has diminished these communities abilities to prepare for and cope with disaster.
• Extreme flooding
• Damages to major markets, infrastructure, homes, and private …show more content…
• If there is heavy rain, the effects will be felt everywhere.
• There have been many efforts to prevent and protect against possible heavy rains in Piura region
• So far, most of the government's efforts have been focused on cleaning the beds of coastal rivers, building floodwalls in vulnerable locations and making sure there is enough equipment to help in case of floods, mudslides or any other disasters.
• ß
• The government has invested 70 million soles ($25 million) in the northern region of Piura
• the ministry of transport is sending more than 1,000 portable bridges to different locations along Peru's coast. In case of bridge callasp that can halt the recovery of an area
Even though so much money and time has been put into preventing the the distruction el nino we can not guareetee that it will work. The only solution beside finding ways to prevent more disaster is to learn about