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99% -. W 12418:4 a bc.instructure.com ism : Module Exam 7-violent Weather-deadli When building a home along a hurricane coast it would be wise to: O consider building a non-elevated single story structure so the winds will not be as damaging situate your home on pilings or posts to allow storm surge to pass under your home choose a barrier island to locate your house as barrier islands are stable and an afford protection from the wind O build a houseboat so you can ride the storm surge inland D | 27 1 Classification system used to scale tornadoes O Mercalli O Moh's 8 9 6

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Home should be made on pilings or posts to allow storm surge to pass underit.

27) F-Scale or Fujita Scale

In 1971, Dr. Theodore Fujita created a technique to categorize tornadoes by measuring how much damage it cause and using this to calculate the wind speed. This method is called the F-Scale or Fujita Scale; it classifies tornadoes by their calculated wind speed.

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