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Article: Central American Coffee: surviving storms and volcano eruptions: Central America's forecast can result in damaging results. The coffee industry's centerpiece is recovering from some of the worst environmental conditions this past season.(Central American Coffee & Weather)
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- Tea & Coffee Trade Journal
- Article date:
- February 20, 2006
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Central America is an ecologically exotic and diverse region, geologically rimmed by the Pacific Ring of Fire, and the tectonic plates of the Caribbean basin. Due to this contrasting location, Mother Nature's undertaking can result in damaging, if not life altering results. The coffee industry's centerpiece suffered from some of the worst weather and environmental conditions this past season, but their recovery is well under way.
Due to its geographical location, Central America is prone to extraordinary natural conditions, such as constant earthquakes, hurricanes and volcanic eruptions. On October 4, 2005, Hurricane Stan came ashore the Mexican Yucatan ...