How monitoring, prediction, protection and planning can reduce the effects of tropical storms. MONITORING PREDICTION PROTECTION PLANNING SATELLITES In 2013, NOAA Buildings have of American National -The classic cloud developed two weakness which can be Hurricane Preparedness pattern is computers reinforced. FEMA advises Week in May encourages monitored to give 5 days home owners to: people to plan what they -Rain clouds at warnings and an need. 16km in the sky accurate -install hurricane straps indicate a tropical location of (metal strips) between For example: within 400 km roofs and walls -supply kits (long life The Global The National shutter on windows food and medical kits) Precipitation Hurricane -install emergence -fuel in cars Measurement centre in generators -knowing where satellite monitors Florida predicts -tie down objects like evacuation centres are the clouds 65 a tropical garden furniture that -storing objects degree north and storms path for blow away south of the 7 days using -reinforce garage doors ‘track equator to look clone’. -remove trees close to for these clouds This is 70% buildings accurate. AIR CRAFT Early warnings and mangroves can -Drones from are issued so reduce wind energy can planes fly through people have trap debris tropical storms at time to 10,000 feet to evacuate due to Do not on low lying collect data on air prediction. areas pressure, rainfall However some and wind people do not Build levees and flood walls -NASA monitors both as it is to reduce the impact of a weather patterns costly, time storm surge (like a tsunami across the consuming and wall of water) Atlantic using not always Build a house on stilts unmanned aircraft accurate called Global Hawk. This monitors the data
How monitoring, prediction, protection and planning can reduce the effects of tropical storms. MONITORING SATELLITES -The classic cloud pattern is monitored -Rain clouds at 16km in the sky indicate a tropical The Global Precipitation Measurement satellite monitors the clouds 65 degree north and south of the equator to look for these clouds AIR CRAFT -Drones from planes fly through tropical storms at 10,000 feet to collect data on air pressure, rainfall and wind -NASA monitors weather patterns across the Atlantic using unmanned aircraft called Global Hawk. This monitors the data PREDICTION In 2013, NOAA developed two computers to give 5 days warnings and an accurate location of within 400 km The National Hurricane centre in Florida predicts a tropical storms path for 7 days using ‘track clone’. This is 70% accurate. Early warnings are issued so people have time to evacuate due to prediction. However some people do not both as it is costly, time consuming and not always accurate PROTECTION Buildings have of weakness which can be reinforced. FEMA advises home owners to: -install hurricane straps (metal strips) between roofs and walls shutter on windows -install emergence generators -tie down objects like garden furniture that blow away -reinforce garage doors -remove trees close to buildings and mangroves can reduce wind energy can trap debris Do not on low lying areas Build levees and flood walls to reduce the impact of a storm surge (like a tsunami wall of water) Build a house on stilts PLANNING American National Hurricane Preparedness Week in May encourages people to plan what they need. For example: -supply kits (long life food and medical kits) -fuel in cars -knowing where evacuation centres are -storing objects
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