Gulf of Mexico. 60 percent of the continental United States drains into the Gulf of Mexico. Since 1990, hurricanes and tropical storms have cost the region more than $100 billion in damages to homes and property and over 9,000 deaths. Coastal tourism and recreational activities employ over 620,000 people in the region, yielding over $9 billion in wages annually.
In citing such papers using the name-and-date system, also known as the Harvard system, a long string of names proves awkwardâwhich is why most journals recommend the use of et al., which is Latin for et alii or et aliae and means âand others.â.
1 Recoâ¦. 2  Examples of the Use of Et Al. in English Et al. is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase, et alii, which means and others.. 3  It is usually used when citing references in papers and in bibliographies.