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标题：Of Dams and Hurricanes: Lessons and Recommendations from El Cajon
其他标题：Of Dams and Hurricanes: Lessons and Recommendations from El Cajon
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作者：Christoph Lehmann
期刊名称：Mountain Research and Development
印刷版ISSN：0276-4741
电子版ISSN：1994-7151
出版年度：2001
卷号：21
期号：1
页码：10-13
DOI：10.1659/0276-4741(2001)021[0010:ODAHLA]2.0.CO;2
摘要：Honduras is predominantly mountainous; its highest peaks are close to 2800 m. The country has a population of approximately 6 million and an area of 112,000 km 2 . In a bid to solve its energy problems and achieve greater self-sufficiency in energy production, Honduras turned to its abundant water resources. El Cajon Reservoir, the largest civil engineering project ever undertaken in the country, was a result of this approach. At the same time, Honduras is very prone to hurricanes. The present article describes the effects of Hurricane Mitch (1998) on El Cajon dam and examines the extent to which the reservoir was able to mitigate the hurricane's impact in downstream areas. It concludes with a series of recommendations for preventive action in the event of future hurricanes.