Supplies You Need For Hurricane Season
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From Infoplease
A hurricane, by definition is a tropical cyclone in which winds attain speeds greater than 74 mi (119 km) per hr. Wind speeds gust over 200 mi (320 km) per hr. in some hurricanes. The term is often restricted to those storms occurring over the N Atlantic Ocean; the identical phenomenon occurring over the W Pacific Ocean is called a typhoon; around Australia and over the Indian Ocean, a tropical cyclone. Hurricanes have a life span of 1 to 30 days. They weaken and are transformed into extratropical cyclones after prolonged contact with the colder ocean waters of the middle latitudes, and they rapidly decay after moving over land areas.
High winds are a primary cause of hurricane-inflicted loss of life and property damage. Another cause is the flooding resulting from the coastal storm surge of the ocean and the torrential rains, both of which accompany the storm. Hurricanes are classified on a hierarchy from category 1 (minimal), through category 2 (moderate), category 3 (extensive), and category 4 (extreme), to category 5 (catastrophic). A super typhoon is equivalent to a category 4 or 5 hurricane.
Obviously, the damage left in a hurricane’s wake can be disastrous and the recovery time can take from weeks to years. One way to lessen you and your family’s recovery time and speed healing of your home and community is by preparing for the storm long before it hits. The article below concentrates on the items to stock in preparation: to continue reading click on the link below:
Top 20 must-have supplies for a Hurricane
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