sustainability Article COVID-19, Storms, and Floods: Impacts of Tropical Storm Cristobal in the Western Sector of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Oscar Frausto-Martínez 1,* , Cesar Daniel Aguilar-Becerra 2 , Orlando Colín-Olivares 3, Gabriel Sánchez-Rivera 1 , Adel Hafsi 1, Alex Fernando Contreras-Tax 1 and Wilberth David Uhu-Yam 1 1 Laboratorio de Observación Espacial, Campus Cozumel, Universidad de Quintana Roo, Avenue Andrés Quintana Roo S/N, 77600 Cozumel, Mexico;
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[email protected] Received: 3 September 2020; Accepted: 2 November 2020; Published: 27 November 2020 Abstract: The presence of extreme hydrometeorological threats has co-occurred with the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing the potential risk of a disaster scenario occurring. The hurricane “Cristobal”, which impacted Mexico’s tropical regions, presented a high risk of contagion and death caused by the combined effects of violent winds, floods, and evacuations. This work aims to determine whether the presence of concurrent events during the pandemic caused an increase in confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in the Yucatan Peninsula’s western sector. To achieve this, a numerical analysis and identification of the tropical storm’s extreme characteristics were conducted. Next, a combined analysis of the territorial system subject to flooding and the rainfall level reported during the emergency period was conducted at the municipal level.