Voyage of Kiri: The Great Floods of Mulegé

Friday, July 9, 2010

The Great Floods of Mulegé

A picturesque Baja town has been hammered repeatedly by the escalating tempo of flooding from tropical storms.

Location: At the river mouth in Mulegé, a town on the fourth largest oasis in Baja. The green river winds past palm trees before opening into the Sea of Cortéz.

Conditions: Humid with the buzz of crickets and mosquitoes. Bougainvilleas and trees filter the morning light.

Discussion: "The water was up to here," said Saul Davis, pointing above his head at a mark on the wall. "There was mud everywhere." Davis is the charismatic owner of a small market in Mulegé, a town completely flooded in September 2009 by Hurricane Jimena.

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Climate change is affecting far away places like the Arctic and tropical islands. But what is happening in coastal Mexico? And how are people responding? The Voyage of Kiri is traveling the Pacific coast from April to August exploring issues of climate adaptation and the solutions of sustainable design. From September to March, we will be visiting a few other places, and writing a book about the voyage.

Who is doing the voyage?
Kristian Beadle is 29 years old and loves the coast. This year, he is a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in Huatulco, Oaxaca. He recently graduated from the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management with a focus in sustainable tourism in Mexico. He grew up in Brazil, speaks five languages, and likes to sail aboard his trimaran. Check out his LinkedIn profile here.