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2. Hurricane shutter - Wikipedia

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   Hurricane shutters are used to prevent windows from being broken by flying objects during a storm. Although the negative pressure caused by high-speed wind flowing over a building roof can cause the roof to fail with the building envelope intact, broken windows allow the air pressure to rise inside a building , creating an even greater pressure ...

3. Companies That Benefit From Natural Disasters - AOL

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   The company also got more than $300 million in federal money between 2005 and 2019 for technical assistance to disaster response efforts on Hurricane Katrina recovery — and drew Department of ...

4. Tropical cyclone preparedness - Wikipedia

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   Hurricane resistant shutters, as well as impact resistant glass may help keep windows closed from driving rain, despite flying debris. Contrary to a common misconception, taping windows with masking or duct tape does not impact whether they will break. [27] External patio and pool screen enclosures are especially vulnerable during a hurricane.

5. 11 Ways to avoid hurricane damage - AOL

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   2024 is shaping up to be a record-setting year for hurricanes. AccuWeather predicts between 20 and 25 named storms throughout the 2024 hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to the end of ...

6. Hurricane-proof building - Wikipedia

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   A Category 5 hurricane-proof log house is resistant to winds up to 245 miles per hour (394 km/h). Wall logs in such construction must be made of glued laminated timber and all other components of the house, including hurricane straps, must be hurricane-resistant.

7. Waffle House shutters Tampa locations ahead of Hurricane Milton

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   Waffle House on Tuesday announced that it had closed its Tampa-area locations ahead of the projected landfall of Hurricane Milton, citing the so-called Waffle House Index as a measure of the storm ...