ABSTRACT
Meteorological conditions constitute one of the elements of nature that most strongly influence not only the environment and the territory, where in some cases they bring about significant and violent modifications, but also man in his overall social, economic, and productive context, his settlements, his properties and infrastructures, his short-term and long term well-being, and his general quality of life. In order to be understood and correctly interpreted within a system for forecasting, preventing, and mitigating natural hazards, the meteorological factor must be considered in relation to the effects that it causes, depending on the sensitivity, vulnerability, and exposure of the ecosystem and its interaction with other typologies of risks that may result a significant cumulative effect.
