Abstract
Impact of the category 5 hurricane Otis on October 25, 2023, was revealed through changes in land use/land cover (Lu/Lc) and vegetation density (NDVI) in an area of ca.640.5 km2, surrounding the Acapulco Bay at southwest Mexico. Waterlogging (ca.110 km2) mostly occurred in the crop land, fallow land and forest located in the swamps as well as on coastal barrier of the Tres Palos Lagoon (SE of the Bay) and included the international airport. Effect on vegetation was more in watershed of the Coyuca Lagoon as well as in the National Park (NW of the Bay) with strong wind of the remnants damaging the forest and crop (NDVI>0.8) in an area of ca.133.5 km2. This scientific communication provided important data through the remote impact assessment for the evaluation of catastrophic events along the coastal Mexico.
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