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We designed a house that is capable of withstanding; - Typhoons - Tsunamis - Floods - Cyclones - Hurricanes - Sandstorms - Tornados -Landslides Typhoons:

Typhoons are a type of cyclone, a low pressure storm with winds swirling around the centre. They commonly occour in southest asia, in countries such as the phillipenes, taiwan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malasia and even as far north as japan.

Typhoons vs. Hurricanes

Typhoons and hurricanes are both tropical cyclones. The difference is that typhoons are in the northwest pacific ocean, whereas, hurricanes are in the north atlantic, northeast pacific and south pacific. Tsunamis: An undersea earthquake or other another disturbance causes a section of the ocean floor to suddenly rise or sink, the mass of water above the affected area also rises or sinks. This unexpected movement of the water creates a series of powerful waves. The bigger the earthquake, the more powerful the tsunami. Floods:

A flood is a great flowing or overflowing of water onto land that is not usually submerged. A flood happens when too much rain, brought by storms and strong winds, falls and cannot be absorbed by the soil. Rivers burst their banks and the water spills onto the land. Strong winds blowing across the sea make huge waves that surge onto the land and flood coastal areas.

Cyclones:

Cyclones are formed from simple thunderstorms. However, these thunderstorms can only grow to cyclone strength with cooperation from both the ocean and the atmosphere. First of all, the ocean water itself must be warmer than 26.5 degrees Celsius (81°F). The heat and moisture from this warm water is ultimately the source of energy for cyclones. Cyclones will weaken rapidly when they travel over land or colder ocean waters -- locations where their heat and/or moisture sources do not exist. Related to having warm ocean water, high relative humidities in the lower and middle troposphere are also required for cyclone development. These high humidities reduce the amount of evaporation in clouds and maximizes the latent heat released because there is more precipitation.

 Sandstorms:  Sandstorms -- also called duststorms -- are caused by strong wind blowing over loose soil or sand, and picking up so much of it that it becomes a great cloud of dust. The widespread abundance of loose sand in deserts makes them the most common locations for sandstorms to form.  Tornadoes:  ﻿A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of up to 300 mph. They can destroy buildings, uproot trees and throw vehicles hundreds of yards. They can also drive straw into trees. Damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide to 50 miles long. In an average year, 1000 tornadoes are reported nationwide Landslides:  The definition of a landslide is when rock, eart or other derbis falls down a slope due to gravity. this can cause a great amount of damage to residents and buildings around the area.   

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