Look Out for Hurricane!
Attention Getter:
Good afternoon everyone, my name is Yonghui Lin. Before giving information to you, here I’d like to show some pictures from the latest news. (PS: Showing some pictures about Irma Hurricane in Florida) As of September 15, the hurricane -Irma has caused at least 82 deaths, including 43 in the Caribbean and 39 in the United States.
Yes, as what you are thinking right now, I am going to talk about something which is very important especially for people who live along coastlines-- hurricane. Please listen carefully, because the information I give you might save a life!
Preview:
Today, I am going to give some information about what can people do to decrease damage when there is a hurricane.
• Things we can prepare before a hurricane.
• Some safety tips during a hurricane.
• Some tips on what we can do after a hurricane.
Body:
As we know, when summer turns to fall, hurricanes appear. so, at the start of the hurricane season, it is good to have a good preparation. Here are some good measures to follow:
Before a hurricane
• Talk about hurricanes. Spend time with your family discussing why hurricanes occur. Explain that a hurricane is a natural event and not anyone’s fault. Use simple words that even young children can understand.
• Know your risk. Find out if you live in a hurricane evacuation area. Assess your risks from a storm surge, flooding or wind damage that may accompany a hurricane.
For example:
1. Be sure trees and shrubs around
Lastly, there are many ways to be prepared for hurricanes. Here are some tips on being prepared for during a hurricane. To stay informed, keep a radio near or go into a safe room with television, take shelter in a small interior room, closet, or a hallway that is on the lowest level, find a sturdy table and lie under it. Although, try to be prepared before a hurricane. Trim the trees around your home so they do not do as much damage as a giant tree would do, secure your home and property, have the curtains and blinds kept closed. Those were some of the survival tips about how to survive a hurricane.
This will help you advert thing from flying off and it also helps you know where all your objects are. This will also preempt things from being severely damaged. As you are preparing for this hurricane make sure you move all of your vehicles away from any trees or any other object that might fall over. This will make sure that you don't have any trees or any other objects on your vehicle or that your ride is not completely damaged. As you are starting to pack for the evacuation make sure you have enough food and liquids to feed every one you brought with you. You have know clue if you still have power and if its down how long it will be down so pack food that you don't have to cook, heat up or
REVEAL YOUR TOPIC: Today, we will discuss the process of a hurricane from what it is, how it develops, and how it is categorizes.
Recommendations: If a hurricane happens near you, you should stay indoors and away from any doors or windows. Listen the TV or radio for instructions and to be told when the storm has passed. Close all interior doors. Try to stay on the bottom floor in a small room or a closet. Go under a table or some other sturdy object.
Thesis/Preview of Main Points: Today I am going to be talking to you about hurricanes. Hurricanes are one of nature’s most powerful and destructive storms. We’ve heard, watched the news, and read articles about the devastating repercussions that hurricanes have left behind from whenever they hit land. However,
Being prepared for a hurricane is not just the responsibility of first responders like firefighters, law enforcement, and EMS. An entire community from one individual or a family all the way up to state and federal government personnel need to work together and do their part and everybody has their own role to play. It is very important for communities to have strong collaborative planning teams. These teams are made up of governmental, nongovernmental, private, and public organizations and agencies that need to be integrated and share information and also trained together during the planning phase to increase the successfulness of the response to a disaster. Having educated and informed citizens is key for a prepared community, for example they can create evacuation and family reunification plans, compile disaster kits, and engage in trainings and neighborhood preparedness activities so that during an emergency they are able to help themselves, their families, neighbors, and friends. Another way to lessening the effects of a hurricane is to implement mitigation
Something else that can come in handy is you can get gas for your car incase you have to evacuate during the hurricane. If your house starts to flood a lot try to get somewhere high.Like try getting to your roof or if you have
Our natural hazard is a hurricane. They can go up to 70 to 200 miles per hour wind speed. Each hurricane lasts up to about a week. They are huge storms that run on water. They are able producing to about 200 times of the world's electricity. Hurricane winds can rip off roofs, blow out windows and flatten buildings. and they’re notorious for making deadly weapons out of random debris. Hurricanes can also make tornadoes, which have even stronger winds. They create sink holes. There have been many hurricanes some worse than others. One of the worst hurricanes to ever occur was Hurricane Galveston.
South Florida is particularly vulnerable to the effects of major hurricanes. The sub-tropical weather places the region directly in the historical path of seasonal storms. The area has faced repeated battering by major storms over the decades (Blake, Landsea, Gibney, & I.M. Systems Group, August 2011). Furthermore, the geographic location and the constraints of being located on a peninsula create unique and difficult challenges for the population during these events. The millions of people that live from Okeechobee Lake to Key West are vulnerable to the destruction capable by a major hurricane. Emergency responders must be prepared to deal with these issues when planning and responding to large scale events.
And if you have any pets try to look for hotels that accept pets. As stated in “How to be prepared for a hurricane” it says Make sure your vehicle is maintained. Check and replenish all fluids, replace the windshield wipers if possible, check your tire pressure, fill the gas tank and any reserve canisters. Remove any unnecessary external accessories, such as bike racks. Have a spare tire in good working order and lots more.if you evacuating u also want to know where and how you're going to get where you have to
Second, to prepare for a hurricane you should buy a lot of batteries and flashlights.According to “MyNews.com” you should buy batteries and make sure you have flashlights. Another thing you should do to prepare for a cat 5 storm is make sure your pets have a safe place by you or in your safe room. According to “NBCNews.com” you should make sure
Specific purpose: I want my audience to learn how hurricanes form and the process behind them.
In today’s world, there has been one disaster or another, and hurricanes are one of those disasters that always happens. But, for one reason or another we are never prepared or understand the danger of any type of hurricane over a category one. Most of us have been through many hurricanes, like this learner who has lived in Miami, Fla. for over 30 years, and experienced her last hurricane which was Hurricane Andrew. Warnings are always given, first responders are trained to all ways be on alert, and FEMA is supposed to be ready to jump in once the storm has done its damage. But we can never be prepared, because hurricanes are unpredictable, and can become deadly for citizens and create millions of dollars in damages. Within this post we will discuss Hurricane Katrina, preparedness and Emergency management before and after the disaster.
Purpose: Everyone will think that we are living in a peaceful state now and ignore to pay attention to the natural disaster information. On the contrary, this thought in your mind will reduce your sense of crisis. Believe or not, increase a sense of crisis of the earthquake and learn more earthquake information can decrease the damage when the earthquakes occur in our life
The purpose of this plan is to document the results of the evaluations of the hurricane hazard, present the anticipated risk and damage posed by the hazard. In addition, it will assess how the city addresses hazards with an aim of identifying feasible and cost effective pre-disaster steps that should be taken in the instance of actualization of the risk. The plan will also