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Hurricane proof building
Tornadoes, cyclones, and other strong winds damage or destroy many buildings. Here are some architectural design ... > more -
Hurricane Wilma
Hurricane Wilma, the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, devastated parts of the Yucatán Peninsula and southern Florida during October in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane ... > more -
1997 Pacific typhoon season
The 1997 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1997, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and ... > more -
List of disasters
This is a list of world disasters, both natural and man-made. A disaster is a natural or man-made event that negatively affects life, property, livelihood or industry, often resulting in permanent ... > more -
Timeline of Hurricane Katrina
This Wikipedia article contains a detailed historical timeline of the events of Hurricane Katrina. At approximately 8:14 AM CDT (1314 UTC) on Monday August 29, 2005, the New Orleans office of the ... > more -
North American blizzard of 1978
The Blizzard of 1978 (more commonly known in New England as "Blizzard of '78") was a severe Nor'easter that affected the New England area of the United States. Connecticut, Rhode Island, and ... > more -
Hurricane Agnes
Hurricane Agnes was the first tropical storm and first hurricane of 1972 Atlantic hurricane season. A rare June hurricane, it made landfall on Florida before moving northeastward and hitting New ... > more -
Preparations for Hurricane Katrina
This article covers the details of the Preparations for Hurricane Katrina, a major category 5 hurricane that devastated parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. By August 26 2005, the ... > more -
Winter storm
A winter storm is a type of precipitation in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm where ground ... > more -
Hurricane Hazel
Hurricane Hazel was the worst hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the worst hurricanes of the 20th century. Hazel killed as many as 1,000 people in Haiti before striking the ... > more
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