First, Hurricane Rosa's path leads to landfall across the Baja California peninsula of Mexico.

Thus, it's expected to make landfall in Mexico at tropical storm strength in the afternoon or evening on Monday.

Having been made aware of the extensive damage caused by powerful hurricane Iris during its landfall and passage through Belize on 8 October 2001,

Having been made aware of the extensive damage caused by powerful hurricane Keith during its landfall and passage through Belize from 1 to 3 October 2000,

An attentive national government would surely have realized that the Gulf region of the United States is more vulnerable to high energy hurricanes. Indeed, Hurricane Katrina was the third most intense hurricane ever to make landfall in the US.

NEW YORK When Typhoon Hagupit made landfall in the Philippines on December 6, memories of Typhoon Haiyan, which killed more than 6,300 people, were fresh in people s minds. Some 227,000 families more than a million people were evacuated ahead of Hagupit s arrival, according to the United Nations.

Similarly, Gurría tells us that Hurricane Sandy, which slammed into New York City in 2012, is an example of inaction on climate change, costing the United States the equivalent of 0.5 of its GDP each year. In fact, the US currently is experiencing the longest absence of intense landfall hurricanes since records began in 1900, while the adjusted damage cost for the US during this period, including Hurricane Sandy, has fallen slightly.