Belize is a sub tropical climate so it suffers most from two types of extremes weather, that is hurricanes and northers. The most common occurrence in Belize is heavy rain which happens around march. This is also the worst time to visit the country. Hurricanes occur between October and November. For Northers, this the names given to cold air masses which come down from the northeast in November and December. The most common type of wheather that belize suffers from our storms and heavy rain. At the moment the temperature in Belize is expected to reach into the 100s.
Belize has a limited capacity to deal with extreme weather
The picture shown above is Hurricane Earl which happened around 2016. Several countries were hit.https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/03/americas/hurricane-earl/index.html
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/travel/planning/hurricanes-in-belize-and-historic-storms/
http://www.belizehighcommission.com/belize-weather.htm
Could you comment a bit more on the 'northers'? (as hurricanes is material for next week) Did you find out how they are helping the population address these hazards?
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