#Choluteca Bridge

[lawtantra]

Like the Choluteca Bridge, life throws unexpected challenges our way. It's how we adapt and stay resilient that defines our journey. Embrace change, overcome obstacles, and find strength within. Let the story of the Choluteca Bridge inspire you to forge new paths and turn setbacks into opportunities for growth. 🌉✨

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The Bridge To... Nowhere

The Bridge To… Nowhere

I often share real-life stories with you to inspire, to motivate, to encourage… even at times to warn you.  Today, I had no intention to achieve any such goal.  I will not point out any pitfalls to avoid, nor share any exemplary example to follow. Dr. Sigmund Freud. (Credit: AP Photo/Files) Sigmund Freud, the father of modern psychoanalysis, said it best:  “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.”…

[mindblowingfactz]

In 1998, a bridge was built over the Choluteca river in Honduras but Hurricane Mitch rerouted the river and destroyed the roads on both ends of the bridge. The bridge quickly became known as “The Bridge to Nowhere.”

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Coronavirus impact: Why the idea of diversification is looking like the old bridge on river Choluteca

Coronavirus impact: Why the idea of diversification is looking like the old bridge on river Choluteca

By Dhirendra Kumar A few days ago I read an article that someone had posted on Twitter that talked about a bridge in Central America on a river called Choluteca. It’s a famous bridge but you need to look at a photograph to see why it’s famous and why I’m talking about it in a column on personal finance. So take a break from reading this page and search for ‘bridge on river Choluteca’.

You’ll…

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In 1998, Honduras built a bridge over the Choluteca river, but Hurricane Mitch rerouted the river

[kisahsukaduka]

Lihat lah betapa berkuasanya Allah swt.

Sebuah jambatan telah dibina untuk menyeberangi Sungai Choluteca bermula tahun 1996. Mereka mahu bina jambatan yang kukuh, yang tahan apa saja perubahan cuaca. Tanggungjawab itu diserahkan kepada pakar dari Jepun.

Pada tahun 1998, jambatan ini mula digunakan. Ia jadi kebanggaan. Penduduk dapat menyeberangi sungai itu.

Qadarullah.

Pada October tahun yang sama, Kawasan itu dilanda Hurricane Mitch. Hujan turun mencurah-curah. Jumlah hujan dalam tempoh 4 hari sama dengan jumlah hujan yang mereka terima dalam tempoh 6 bulan.

Sungai melimpah.

Bah besar melanda.

Banjir.

7000 orang kehilangan nyawa.

Kehancuran di mana-mana.

Semua jambatan musnah.

Kecuali satu,

Jambatan yang baru dibina itu.

Tapi,

Jalan untuk masuk ke jambatan musnah.

Jalan keluar dari jambatan turut musnah.

Langsung tiada kesan pernah ada jalan raya di situ.

Lebih mengejutkan, banjir besar itu turut mengubah laluan sungai.

Ia tidak lagi mengalir di bawah jambatan.

Sebaiknya, mengalir di sebelah jambatan.

Jambatan yang mampu menghadapi kedahsyatan bencana alam itu tidak lagi menyeberangi apa-apa sungai.

Menjadi a bridge over nothing.

A bridge of nowhere.

Pada titik ini, kita perlu muhasabah.

1) Secanggih mana pun ciptaan manusia, tetap tidak dapat melawan takdir Yang Maha Kuasa. Allah swt boleh "redesign" segalanya dalam sekelip mata.

2) Jika kalian punya masalah sebesar gunung sekali pun, jangan pernah sekali berputus asa dari rahmat Allah swt. Dia mendengar dan pasti menyusun sesuatu buat kita.

3) Jika hari ini kalian hebat dan berkuasa, boleh cipta itu ini, boleh cantas orang sana sini, boleh naik kan orang yang kalian mahu dan boleh jatuh kan sesiapa yang kalian benci. Tilik semula hatimu. Pasti ada sesuatu yang mengintai. Just remember, you are nobody.

4) Binalah jiwa yang kuat. Yang meletakkan sepenuh pergantungan pada Allah. Jiwa yang mampu menerima apa jua perubahan. Kita kini berada dalam dunia VUCA. Perubahan berlaku dengan cepat dan pantas. Jika kalian lambat dan mahu sentiasa berada dalam kedudukan selesa, kalian pasti merana.

5) Change from Build to Last ➡️ Build to Adapt.

[internettythings]

Hurricane Mitch rendered the Choluteca bridge (Honduras) useless after it changed the course of the river it was built for.

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Dtawing Challenge

So I decided to do something pretty crazy and do a project based around the concept of the Pan-American highway. It'll involve my OC Josephine journeying up from the (well one of them, at least) southern terminus all the way up to the north of Alaska. I've also planned it such that it will be done within 100 drawings exactly. There will be a surreal twist to this, and a friend (or two) may join her along the way.

Here is the full list of locations in order (also I like funny names):

CHILE

Quellon

Puerto Montt

Los Angeles

Concepción

Santiago

Valparaiso

Viña Del Mar

Antofagasta

Iquique

PERU

Tacna

Lake Titicaca

Cusco

Machu Picchu

Nazca

Lima

Piura

ECUADOR

Machala

Guayaquil

Manta

Quito

Middle of the World City

Tulcan

COLOMBIA

Pasto

Cali

Bogotá

Medellín

Turbo

PANAMA

Darién Gap

Yaviza

Bayano Lake

Panama City

Panama Canal

Santiago de Veraguas

David

COSTA RICA

Paso Canoas

Uvita

Cartago

San José

Peñas Blancas

NICARAGUA

Rivas

Jinotepe

Managua

Esteli

El Espino

HONDURAS

San Marcos de Colon

Choluteca

Tegucigalpa

San Lorenzo

El Amatillo

EL SALVADOR

San Miguel

San Salvador

Santa Ana

GUATEMALA

San Cristobal

Jutiapa

Cuilapa

Guatemala City

Quetzaltenango

La Mesilla

MEXICO

Comitán

San Cristobal de las Casas

Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Salina Cruz

Oaxaca

Tehuacán

Puebla

Mexico City

Tampico

Ciudad Victoria

Monterrey

Nuevo Laredo

UNITED STATES (CONTIGUOUS)

Bigfoot

San Antonio

El Paso

Truth or Consequences/Elephant Butte

Albuquerque

Santa Fe

Colorado Springs

Denver

Cheyenne

Billings

Helena

Great Falls

Sweet Grass

CANADA

Lethbridge

Calgary

Red Deer

Edmonton

Dawson Creek

Fort St. John

Muncho Lake

Whitehorse

Destruction Bay

Canada-Alaska Border

UNITED STATES (ALASKA)

Northway Junction

Delta Junction

Fairbanks

E. L. Patton Yukon River Bridge

Coldfoot

Prudhoe Bay

[hellocoldcollectorlove]

This is a the Choluteca Bridge in Honduras. It was completed in 1998 and was built to withstand powerful storms and hurricanes. Unfortunately that same year, Hurricane Mitch hit Honduras and caused massive flooding, which caused the Choluteca River below it to carve out a new channel.

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In 1998, Honduras built a bridge over the Choluteca river, but Hurricane Mitch rerouted the river || 9gagrss || https://ift.tt/3bfFHKb https://ift.tt/3vPBy9c ||

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OCTOBER 22, 1998, HURRICANE MITCH

Hurricane Mitch was one of the most powerful and deadly tropical cyclones seen in the modern era, having a maximum sustained wind speed of 290 km/h. Mitch passed through Central America from October 22 to November 5 in the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. It also caused billions of dollars in material losses.

Mitch formed in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22, and after going through extremely favorable conditions, quickly reached Category 5, the highest possible level on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. After moving southwestward while weakening, the hurricane struck Honduras as a minor hurricane. It moved through Central America until it reached the Bay of Campeche to eventually hit Florida as a tropical storm.

Due to its slow movement between October 29 and November 3, Mitch left historic amounts of rainfall in Honduras and Nicaragua, with unofficial reports of up to 1900 mm. The deaths caused by the catastrophic floods made it the second deadliest hurricane in the Atlantic, with nearly 11 000 people killed and around 8 000 still missing at the end of 1998. The floods caused extreme damage, estimated at $5 billion (in 1998, equivalent to $6 billion in 2006).

Before hitting Honduras, Hurricane Mitch caused waves up to 6.7 m high. Shortly before making landfall, the storm decreased in intensity, but continued to cause heavy rainfall and a 3.7 m high swell. As the storm moved over the country it discharged up to 910 mm of rain in Choluteca, where more than 460 mm fell in a single day. The storm in Choluteca was the equivalent of the average rainfall of 212 days. The Choluteca River reached at this point up to six times its normal width.

The widespread flooding was partially caused by the practice of burning in Honduran agriculture, as forests and soil could not absorb moisture. In addition to this, an estimated 1900 mm of rain is estimated in the mountainous regions. The rain accumulated in the rivers caused extensive flooding throughout the country. The highest depth recorded was 12.5 m on the Ulúa River near Chinda, while the maximum width was 359 m on the Leán River near Arizona. The rain also caused landslides across the country's mountainous region.

Mitch caused such great and widespread damage that Honduran President Carlos Flores said fifty years of progress in the country had been destroyed. An estimated 70 to 80% of the country's transportation infrastructure was completely destroyed, including many bridges and alternate roads; the damage was so great that existing maps were rated as obsolete.<rename="ncdc" /> An estimated 25 small towns were reported as completely destroyed by the storm's flooding. Across the country, the storm destroyed 33,000 homes and damaged another 50,000. Added to this, it felled many trees leaving mountain slopes vulnerable to further landslides.

The rains caused by the hurricane resulted in severe losses in agriculture, affecting more than 29% of the arable area of Honduras (about 800 km²). It is estimated that the floods destroyed at least 70% of the country's crops.2 Food crops were severely impacted, including the destruction of 58% of the corn crop, 24% of the sorghum crop, 14% of the rice crop and 6% of the bean crop. Some of the most important export crops had similar losses, including 85% of bananas, 60% of sugarcane, 29% of melon cultivation, 28% of African palm and 18% of coffee. There were also large losses of animals, including the death of 50 000 cattle and the loss of 60% of the poultry population. Shrimp production, which had become a major export product, faced almost complete destruction.

Floods and landslides killed nearly 6500 people and left several thousand people missing. Many of the unidentified victims were buried in mass graves, resulting in great uncertainty about the final death toll. About 20% of the country's population, possibly up to 1.5 million people, were left homeless. Heavy crop losses left many villages on the brink of starvation, while poor sanitation led to outbreaks of malaria, dengue and cholera.

The hurricane remained stuck for three days near the island of Guanaja. Strong winds destroyed a third of the island's homes and left most of the population without power for months. The island's two fish packing plants were damaged and the two main Resorts were closed. Guanaja is a small island (14 km long) that has traditionally had an independent lifestyle. The island received very little help from the government, however, international aid arrived in such quantity that mainlanders came to the island in search of supplies.

Nicaragua

Although Mitch never entered Nicaragua, his long history caused prolonged rain, which is estimated at more than 1270 mm.2 In some coastal places up to 640 mm of rains were recorded.15 The flank of the Casita volcano collapsed due to excessive rainfall. The resulting landslide covered an area 16 km long and 8 km wide.

Two million people in Nicaragua were directly affected by the hurricane. Across the country, the rains damaged 17,600 homes and destroyed 23,900, displacing 368,300 people.16,340 schools and 90 health centers were severely damaged or destroyed. Sewerage and electricity systems were severely damaged as well.

Transportation infrastructure was also affected by the hurricane. The rains left 70% of roads unusable and severely damaged or destroyed 71 bridges. About 2700 km of roads or highways needed repairs after the storm, especially in the northern region of the country and portions of the Pan-American Highway. Losses in agriculture were also significant, including the deaths of 50,000 animals, most of them cattle. Crops and fishing were affected as well.

The situation was further aggravated by a total of 75 000 anti-personnel mines (left by the Contras in the eighties) which were removed by the floods.

In total, Hurricane Mitch caused at least 3800 deaths in Nicaragua, of which more than 2000 were in the towns of El Porvenir and Rolando Rodríguez due to the Casita volcano landslide. The avalanche buried at least four villages in several meters of mud. Across the country, the hurricane left between 500,000 and 800,000 people homeless.

Caribbean Sea

Mitch was also responsible for the loss of the sailboat "Fantome", owned by Windjammer Barefoot Cruises; all 31 crew members were killed. The story was documented in the book The Ship and The Storm by Jim Carrier. The ship, which was sailing in the center of the storm, experienced waves of up to 15 m and winds of 160 km/h.

On the southern coast of Cuba, the hurricane caused waves up to 4 m high and wind gusts of up to 67 km/h, causing many tourists from the Isla de la Juventud and Cayo Largo del Sur to look for safer terrain.

In Jamaica, where a hurricane warning was declared 12 hours before its closest approach, Mitch caused moderate rain and hurricane-force winds for days. Large waves hit western Jamaica, with heights estimated at 4 m.20 A house in Spanish Town gave way due to flooding leaving four people homeless. Many other houses and buildings were flooded forcing many people to evacuate. A river in the northeast of the country overflowed, while heavy rains in the mountainous regions of the country caused numerous landslides. In total, Mitch killed three people in Jamaica.

In the Cayman Islands, the hurricane caused strong waves, hurricane-force winds and heavy rains. The damage was relatively minimal, only breaking windows and eroding beaches. The waves damaged or destroyed many docks on the southern islands, and also sank a dive boat near Grand Cayman. In addition, many flights were cancelled.

The Rest of Central America

Due to the hurricane's long circulation, it caused rainfall as far south as Panama, especially in the provinces of Darién and Chiriquí. The floods damaged some roads and bridges and numerous homes and schools, leaving thousands homeless. Mitch claimed three victims in Panama.

In Costa Rica Mitch caused heavy rains, causing flooding and landslides in the country, especially in the northeast. The storm hit 2135 homes, of which 242 were destroyed,24 leaving 4000 people homeless. Throughout the country the storm and landslides affected 126 bridges and 1300 km of roads, mostly on the Pan-American Highway, which was also affected by Hurricane Cesar-Douglas two years earlier. Mitch affected 300 km² of farmland, causing damage to both domestic and export crops. In total Mitch caused seven deaths in Costa Rica.

While driving through El Salvador, Mitch caused a great deal of rain, resulting in flash floods and landslides across the country. Several rivers, including the Rio Grande de San Miguel and the Lempa River overflowed, contributing to the damage. The floods damaged more than 10,000 homes, leaving around 59,000 people homeless and forcing 500,000 to evacuate. Crop damage was severe, with flooding on about 1000 km² of grassland or cultivated land. The floods destroyed 37% of bean production, 19% of corn production and 20% of sugarcane production. There were also large losses in livestock farming, including the death of approximately 10 000 animals. In addition, the flood destroyed two bridges and damaged 2000 km of unpaved roads. Mitch caused 240 deaths.

As in the rest of Central America, Mitch left heavy rains that caused landslides and severe flooding in Guatemala. The floods destroyed 6000 houses and damaged another 20 000, forcing more than 100 000 people to evacuate their homes. In addition, they destroyed 27 schools and seriously damaged another 286, 175. The floods caused severe damage to crops while landslides destroyed arable land across the country. The most severely damaged domestic crops were tomatoes, bananas, corn, beans and coffee. The floods also damaged transportation infrastructure, including the loss of 37 bridges. Across the country, 1350 km of roads were destroyed or damaged, of which 640 km were sections of major highways. In total, Mitch caused 268 deaths in Guatemala. In addition, it caused 11 indirect deaths when a plane crashed during the storm.

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In 1998, a bridge was built over the Choluteca river in Honduras... https://ift.tt/2Ucm1kS

[dhonithefuel]

Built to Last ही जगन्मान्य उक्ती येणाऱ्या काळात आपल्याला बदलावी लागणार आहे का? नक्की काय म्हणतोय नविन काळे हे वाचा. लॉकडाऊनच्या काळात 'Business World' मध्ये प्रकाश अय्यर यांचा एक सुंदर लेख वाचनात आला होता. मध्य अमेरिकेत चोलुटेका (choluteca) नदीवर असलेल्या एका ब्रिजची ही गोष्ट. हा ब्रिज ज्या ठिकाणी बांधण्यात आला त्या परिसरात नेहमी��� भयानक वादळे होत असतात. त्यामुळे त्या वादळांचा सामना करूनही त्या ब्रिजने पुढील अनेक वर्षे भक्कमपणे उभं राहणे अपेक्षित होते. दोन वर्षांनी त्या ब्रिजचे लोकार्पण करण्यात आले. त्या परिसरातील एक सुंदर व अभिमानास्पद वास्तू म्हणून त्या ब्रिजची ख्याती सर्वदूर पोहोचली. दुर्दैवाने त्या परिसराला त्याच वर्षी एका भल्या मोठ्या वादळाचा तडाखा बसला. सुमारे सात हजार लोकांनी आपला जीव गमावला. त्या परिसरातील सर्व पूल वादळामुळे कोलमडून पडले, अपवाद एकाच ब्रिजचा. त्या वादळातही चोलुटेका ब्रिज भक्कमपणे उभा होता ! पण आता एक वेगळीच गोची झाली होती. त्या ब्रिजकडे जाणारे दोन्ही बाजूंचे रस्ते वादळात वाहून गेले होते. इतकंच नाही तर वादळाचा जोर इतका मोठा होता की त्या ब्रिजखालून वाहणाऱ्या चोलुटेका नदीने आपला प्रवाह बदलला होता आणि आता ती ब्रिजच्या खालून नाही तर त्याच्या बाजूने वाहत होती. चोलुटेका ब्रिज मात्र भक्कमपणे होता - कुणालाही न जोडणारा ! 'A bridge over nothing. A bridge to nowhere.' या घटनेचा संदर्भ देत लेखक आपल्यासमोर एक अस्वस्थ करणारा प्रश्न उपस्थित करतात. अनेक वर्षांचा अभ्यास व अनुभव यांच्या जोरावर उभी राहिलेली आपली 'भक्कम' प्रोफेशन्स, लॉकडाऊनमुळे निर्माण झालेल्या परिस्थितीशी कालसुसंगत (relevant) आहेत का? या प्रश्नाचे उत्तर 'नाही' असेल तर, आपली अवस्था त्या ब्रिजसारखीच झालीय का ? या लेखाने मला अंतर्मुख केलं. माझ्या आजूबाजूला मी वादळानंतरचे 'चोलुटेका ब्रिज' पाहतोय. त्यांचा अनुभव दांडगा आहे, त्यांच्या कामात ते अत्यंत कुशल आहेत. पण त्या सगळ्याचा आज काही relevance नाहीये. काहींना तो बदल झेपला, काहींनी तो मनाविरुद्ध स्वीकारला. लॉकडाऊनमध्ये त्यांनी अशा काही गोष्टी केल्या किंवा त्यांना कराव्या लागल्या ज्याचा त्यांच्या शिक्षणाशी, मूळ व्यवसायाशी, वर्षानुवर्षे सवयीने करत असलेल्या गोष्टींशी काहीही संबंध नव्हता. उच्चपदस्थ लोकांनी भाज्या विकल्या...खडू फळ्याशी सलगी असलेल्यांनी ऑनलाईन वर्ग घेतले. मात्र परिस्थिती पूर्ववत झाल्यावर ते कदाचित पुन्हा एकदा आपल्या मूळ व्यवसायात / अनुभवात परत जातील. आताच्या परिस्थितीकडे केवळ ��क नॉस्टॅल्जिया म्हणून पाहतील. (at Pravara Rural Engineering College) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNnc2J7MchK/?igshid=ken72i08pv5i

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The Bridges in Our Lives to Nowhere : Lessons from Choluteca

The Bridges in Our Lives to Nowhere : Lessons from Choluteca

You build many bridges in life. Any time you need to meet a need, you build a bridge. Bridges help connect us with meaningful relationships, more money, better habits, and generally a stress-free life.

But sometimes, we might be forced to abandon some bridges we built painstakingly because, well, the bridges lead to nowhere anymore.

How Can a Bridge Lead to Nowhere?

The Choluteca Bridge

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నిజమెంత: చోళుటెక్కా బ్రిడ్జి మహా విధ్వంసాలను తట్టుకుని నిలబడిందా..? #factchecknews #factcheckstoriesnewsmetertelugu #newsmeterfactcheck #factcheck #onlinetelugunews #factchecking #onlinetelugu #onlinenewsontelugu #onlinenewstelugu #latestnews #besttelugunewswebsites #bestnewswebsites #international #newswebsitesindia #toptelugunewswebsites https://telugu.newsmeter.in/choluteca-bridge-withstood-hurricane-mitch-in-1998/?feed_id=44608&_unique_id=5f32aad7b6234

[thedeacanedous]

Veio na minha cabeça a famosa frase de um grande filósofo grego “ Eu sei que nada sei “ . Não é pelo fato de não dominarmos a tecnologia , até porque países com alto grau de desenvolvimento sócio econômico , tem recursos , mão de obra qualificada o investimento em capital humano é intensivo . Há correntes que vão qualificar e já estão qualificando o mundo pré coronavírus é nossa inércia perante as incertezas de  descobrimento ou resultado de vacinas e medicamentos que combatam de forma eficaz o vírus , e o mundo pós pandemia . Será mesmo que vamos evoluir eu concordo com o Ricardo Amorim que sem repaginação muita coisa vai ser como está ponte , não servindo para nada !!! Se não fosse o delivery 99% dos restaurantes teriam acabado. O índice de desempregados seria o dobro ou mais que o dobro pré pandemia , mais acho que ainda precisamos nos reinventar Muito , porque quem previu  que o coronavírus em dezembro de 2019 fosse parar o mundo estaria mais rico do que o Jeff Bezos dono da Amazon , e nao vi relatos sobre alguem com esse poder quântico ou de algorítmicos ou até mesmo mágicos que prevê-se o que aconteceu , mais fica de aprendizado todos nós profissionais estamos tendo que se adaptar seja via home Office ,enfim daremos um jeito