4 Ways To Protect Windows from Hurricanes Windows are often a weak point of a home when a hurricane approaches‚ which is why they need additional protection. For climates that are hurricane prone‚ you will need to do something more to ensure that you do not have broken glass coming into your home. Here are 4 ways to protect your window during a hurricane. Plywood One of the most well-know‚ simplest‚ and cheapest solutions for protecting windows is using plywood. You can purchase the wood at a local
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The great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is known to be the worst hurricane to ever hit the United States of America . The Galveston Hurricane was a category 4‚ with the storm surge of 8 - 15 feet. I am researching natural disasters‚ because I want to know how to help the people that are involved in a natural disaster.I was trying to find out how to help the environment and to donate money to fix up destroyed homes‚ building‚ and to help find placement for animals . We Can not stop the natural disasters
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Historical Hurricane Ivan 2004 The one characteristic that made Hurricane Ivan different from any other regular hurricane was that it became a category 5 three times during its life. Ivan first started as a tropical wave just off of Africa’s West Coast. On September 2nd‚ 1800 UTC Ivan became a tropical depression. Just 12 hours later on September 3‚ Ivan went from a tropical depression to a tropical storm. It was beginning to gain strength at a steady rate. It continue to move to the west through
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Hurricane Harvey was a category 4 hurricane that devastated the eastern coast of Texas. This catastrophic hurricane destroyed countless homes and properties. Many people’s lives have been‚ and will continue to be affected by this storm for years to come. Harvey was a hurricane that swept through the area of Houston‚ Texas over a period of about ten days. Prior to the landfall of Hurricane Harvey‚ the city of Houston was not ordered to be evacuated. This is surprising because of the known magnitude
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Sylvie’s Rough Draft A category 5 hurricane can reach up to 155 mph winds (USA TODAY). There were already 3 hurricanes in the 20th century. I think you should evacuate the city even if it’s not that severe just to be safe. It’s for your own safety. We will be evacuating the city for your own safety. Any soft or young trees will snap or uproot with winds that strong‚ destroying everything it lands on including electrical wires‚ houses‚ cars‚ and other dangerous things. Also water levels will rise
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Hurricanes and Tornadoes are two of the most violent natural disasters known to mankind. There are many similarities and differences between these two disasters. While there are many differences between the two‚ The severe similarities are as dramatic. Although the bear some minor differences‚ The similarities between hurricanes and tornadoes are clear because they both have early warning systems‚ create massive destruction‚ and involves heavy wind speeds that can end up deadly. Both hurricanes
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Hurricane Dancers is primarily poetic fiction. For example‚ Bernardino de Talavera‚ the pirate who captures Quebrado‚ Ojeda‚ and other slaves‚ says “I offered the illusion of mercy/and Ojeda was desperate enough/to believe me.” (10) The author portrays Ojeda as an assassin killing for glory. But Ojeda seems weak in Talavera’s flashback‚ falling for his “fake mercy”. If the author kept Ojeda’s killer trait‚ Ojeda wouldn’t have certainly fallen for Talavera’s lie. But instead‚ Ojeda does fall for his
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between Tsunami and Hurricane Tsunamis and hurricanes are nature’s furies. They both create disasters and destruction in the world. But‚ tsunamis and hurricanes are different in their respective ways. A tsunami is a series of ocean waves‚ which is caused by surges of water reaching heights of 100 feet or more. A hurricane‚ on the other hand‚ is a powerful storm. When talking of the origin of tsunamis and hurricanes‚ they are formed by two different forces. Hurricanes are formed over warm
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Designing Interventions An organization development intervention is a sequence of activities‚ actions‚ and events intended to help an organization improve its performance and effectiveness. Intervention design‚ or action planning‚ derives from careful diagnosis and is meant to resolve specific problems and to improve particular areas of organizational functioning identified in the diagnosis. OD interventions vary from standardized programs that have been developed and used in many organizations
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Hurricanes and Tornadoes Where did my house go! Hurricanes and tornadoes‚ you don’t want to be in either of them. They are both very destructive. If your in one‚ you will more likely die. When you see get protected or sprint away. They are gigantic‚ form in different ways‚ and cost lots of damage. To begin with‚ tornadoes come in very fast and some times with no waring. Tornadoes can be 2.6 miles wide and 6‚000 feet tall. According to Source 3‚ they can last a few seconds or more than a hour
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