Category 5 Hurricane Research Paper

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A hurricane can be deadly, even if it's a category one, but what if it's a category five? A lot of people will not take a chance to not be prepared for a hurricane. How can a person be best prepared for a category five hurricane? A person might be best able to be prepared for a category five hurricane by having food, supplies,and strong shutters or plywood put up on your house. Those three things are very important because you need food to eat, supplies to use, and shutters/ plywood to protect your house from anything outside.

First, a person might be best able to be prepared for a category five hurricane by having at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food, such as canned foods, and water. According to a source, it states, “ You

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