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Reducing the impacts of tropical storms (Protection (Ground floors…
Reducing the impacts of tropical storms
Protection
Materials for infrastructure tested in storm simulators
Windproof tiles
Water resistant windows
Strengthening buildings
Ground floors designed to 'wash out'
Waves can wash through a building rather than destroy it
Evacuations
Planning
Training emergency services
Storing food
Preparation
Education programmes to raise awarness
School lessons
Posters and leaflets
Family disaster plan
Emergency kit
Prediction
Short-term predictions of the weather can be made
Tropical storms occur in a pattern of weather conditions
Satellites