Finding Shelter from the Storm.State legislators worked to protect residents from the ill winds of spring this tornado tornado, dark, funnel-shaped cloud containing violently rotating air that develops below a heavy cumulonimbus cloud mass and extends toward the earth. The funnel twists about, rises and falls, and where it reaches the earth causes great destruction. season, and are now preparing for hurricane season Hurricane season refers to a period in a year when hurricanes usually form. For more information see: Tropical cyclone#Times of formation. For a lists of past seasons, see:
A major part of the effort is finding incentives for people to create safe rooms--concrete and steel reinforced rooms (approximately 8 feet by 6.5 feet with 6-inch walls and a steel door) that provide protection from storms and tornadoes. Safe rooms can be built in the basement, beneath a garage floor or in a walk-in closet, utility room or bathroom on the first floor. When constructed according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. plans, safe rooms can withstand winds and flying debris traveling at up to 250 miles per hour. Senator Jonathan Chun of Hawaii, who rode out Hurricane Iniki Hurricane Iniki (pronounced [ɪniki]) (Hawaiian for strong and piercing wind[1]) was the most powerful hurricane to strike the U.S. in a community shelter, wants to offer a statewide financial incentive--either through a rebate rebate, partial refund of the total price paid for goods or services. In the United States, rebates were historically given by railroads to favored shippers as a return on transportation charges. , a state income tax credit or a grant from the state's hurricane relief fund--to encourage homeowners to build safe rooms. The Legislature established the relief fund when insurance companies refused to write hurricane insurance policies after Hurricane Iniki; the state became the insurer and collected policy premiums. Several years after Iniki, insurance companies again are writing policies, and the Legislature must decide how to use the state relief fund. Senator Chun wants the money to be used for a partial rebate program to encourage hurricane-proofing a home. "If residents cannot evacuate e·vac·u·ate v. 1. To empty or remove the contents of. 2. To excrete or discharge waste matter, especially of the bowels. to a shelter because of debris-strewn roads, they need safe rooms." Meanwhile, severe storms on the mainland also can present grave dangers Grave Danger is the name of the last two episodes in the of the popular American crime drama , which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. This two parter was directed by Quentin Tarantino and was aired on May 19, 2005. . Alabama legislators are considering zoning ordinances requiring homes to have safe rooms. The Alabama congressional delegation also is seeking federal money for grants to local governments to build refuges in mobile-home parks. Each year 25 to 50 tornadoes plus severe windstorms rain down on Iowa. A state law allows counties and cities to determine whether shelters are needed for mobile home parks. Iowa also offers grants to homeowners and local governments to develop shelters: $3,500 to residents and $5,000 to local governments. Arkansas and Oklahoma also provide reimbursements to homeowners. Schools are also a target for improving safety. Hawaii is considering bills that would require all new school buildings to be hurricane-resistant or would designate des·ig·nate tr.v. des·ig·nat·ed, des·ig·nat·ing, des·ig·nates 1. To indicate or specify; point out. 2. To give a name or title to; characterize. 3. remodeled schools (with safe rooms, shutters and emergency generators) as shelters. |
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