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2010 Colombian rainy season

Index 2010 Colombian rainy season

The 2010 Colombian rainy season was an unusually heavy wet season that affected Colombia during the second semester of 2010. [1]

42 relations: Atlántico Department, Barack Obama, Bogotá River, Bolívar Department, Cajicá, Cartagena, Colombia, Córdoba Department, Cúcuta, Chía, Cundinamarca, Climate of Colombia, Colombia, Colombian Air Force, Cundinamarca Department, Ecuador, Fault (geology), Field ration, Germán Vargas Lleras, Global storm activity of 2010, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Tomas, Intertropical Convergence Zone, January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides, Juan Manuel Santos, La Guajira Department, La Niña, Manaure, La Guajira, Montería, New Orleans, Norte de Santander Department, Riohacha, Sinú River, Tabio, Ton, Tropical cyclone, Tropical Storm Matthew (2010), Tropical upper tropospheric trough, Western Hemisphere Warm Pool, Wet season, World Bank, 2010 Bolivia forest fires, 2010 northeastern Brazil floods, 2011 Colombia floods.

Atlántico Department

Atlántico (Atlantic) is a department of Colombia, located in northern Colombia with the Caribbean Sea to its north, the Bolívar Department to its west and south separated by the Canal del Dique, and the Magdalena Department to its east separated by the Magdalena River.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017.

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Bogotá River

The Bogotá River is a major river of the Cundinamarca department of Colombia, crossing the region from the northeast to the southwest and passing along the western limits of Bogotá.

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Bolívar Department

Bolívar is a department of Colombia.

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Cajicá

Cajicá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca, north of the capital Bogotá.

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Cartagena, Colombia

The city of Cartagena, known in the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias (Cartagena de Indias), is a major port founded in 1533, located on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region.

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Córdoba Department

Córdoba Department (Departamento de Córdoba) is a Department of the Republic of Colombia located to the north of this country in the Colombian Caribbean Region.

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Cúcuta

Cúcuta, officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian city, capital of Norte de Santander department.

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Chía, Cundinamarca

Chía is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia, located to the north of Bogotá on the main road to Zipaquira.

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Climate of Colombia

The Climate of Colombia is characterized for being tropical and isothermal as a result of its geographical location near the Equator presenting variations within five natural regions and depending on the altitude, temperature, humidity, winds and rainfall.

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Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a sovereign state largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in Central America.

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Colombian Air Force

The Colombian Air Force or FAC (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana) is the Air Force of the Republic of Colombia.

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Cundinamarca Department

Department of Cundinamarca (Departamento de Cundinamarca) is one of the departments of Colombia.

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Ecuador

Ecuador (Ikwadur), officially the Republic of Ecuador (República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Ikwadur Ripuwlika), is a representative democratic republic in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

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Fault (geology)

In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movement.

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Field ration

A field ration, combat ration or ration pack is a canned or pre-packaged meal, easily prepared and eaten, transported by military troops on the battlefield.

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Germán Vargas Lleras

Germán Vargas Lleras (born February 19, 1962) is a Colombian politician who recently served as Vice President of Colombia under President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón.

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Global storm activity of 2010

The global storm activity of 2010 includes major meteorological events in the Earth's atmosphere during the year, including winter storms (blizzards, ice storms, European windstorms), hailstorms, out of season monsoon rain storms, extratropical cyclones, gales, microbursts, flooding, rainstorms, tropical cyclones, and other severe weather events.

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Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina was an extremely destructive and deadly Category 5 hurricane that caused catastrophic damage along the Gulf coast from central Florida to Texas, much of it due to the storm surge and levee failure.

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Hurricane Tomas

Hurricane Tomas was the latest recorded tropical cyclone on a calendar year to strike the Windward Islands.

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Intertropical Convergence Zone

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), known by sailors as the doldrums, is the area encircling Earth near the Equator, where the northeast and southeast trade winds converge.

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January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides

A series of floods and mudslides took place in in several towns of the Mountainous Region (Região Serrana), in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.

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Juan Manuel Santos

Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (born 10 August 1951) is a Colombian politician and the President of Colombia, in office since 2010.

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La Guajira Department

La Guajira is a department of Colombia.

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La Niña

La Niña is a coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon that is the counterpart of El Niño as part of the broader El Niño–Southern Oscillation climate pattern.

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Manaure, La Guajira

Manaure or Salinas de Manaure is a town and municipality located in the Colombian Department of La Guajira.

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Montería

Montería is a municipality and city located in northern Colombia and is the capital of the Department of Córdoba.

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New Orleans

New Orleans (. Merriam-Webster.; La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.

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Norte de Santander Department

Norte de Santander is a department of the nation of Colombia.

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Riohacha

Riohacha, Rio Hacha or Rio de la Hacha (River of the Axe or Axeshore - Wayuu: Süchiimma, "Süchii" means river, and "mma" means land, Riverland), is a city in the Riohacha Municipality in the northern Caribbean Region of Colombia by the mouth of the Ranchería River and the Caribbean sea, capital city of the La Guajira Department.

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Sinú River

Sinú River, is a river in northwestern Colombia that flows mostly through the Córdoba Department and into the Caribbean.

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Tabio

Tabio is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.

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Ton

The ton is a unit of measure.

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Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain.

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Tropical Storm Matthew (2010)

Tropical Storm Matthew was the fourth and deadliest tropical cyclone to make landfall in Central America during the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season.

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Tropical upper tropospheric trough

A tropical upper tropospheric trough (TUTT), also known as the mid-oceanic trough,or commonly called as Western Hemisphere or "upper cold low" is a trough situated in upper-level (at about 200 hPa) tropics.

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Western Hemisphere Warm Pool

The Western Hemisphere Warm Pool (WHWP) is a region of sea surface temperatures (SST) warmer than 28.5°C that develops west of Central America in the spring, then expands to the tropical waters to the east.

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Wet season

The monsoon season, is the time of year when most of a region's average annual rainfall occurs.

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World Bank

The World Bank (Banque mondiale) is an international financial institution that provides loans to countries of the world for capital projects.

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2010 Bolivia forest fires

The 2010 Bolivia forest fires led the country's government to declare a state of emergency, as wildfires spread across the country.

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2010 northeastern Brazil floods

The 2010 northeastern Brazil rains caused widespread flooding in the second half of June 2010.

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2011 Colombia floods

A series of floods in Colombia began in late April 2011, coinciding with the country's rainy season.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Colombian_rainy_season

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