Dangerous Statistics:
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Hurricanes:
Katrina
killed 1800 people, and damaged 200,000 homes with a
cost of $100 billion. |
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Fire: In 2006
400,000 homes were destroyed by fire, killing at least
2500 people, costing $7 billion. |
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Tornados:
In the
year 1998 there were more than 1200 tornados, killing
130 people. |
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Seismic Events:
Several million earthquakes occur in the world each
year.
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Termites: It is said that 1 in 30 homes are
currently infected with termites. |
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Statistics in the area of the
United States. |
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| Recent Disasters:
A brief look at recent
natural disasters. |
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| Cyclone in Myanmar
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5/7/08 |
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More than 78,000 dead and millions homeless in
Myanmar after Cyclone |
| Nargis hits hard. |
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| Tornado Rally
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5/11/08 |
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More Than 22 people have been killed after
tornadoes moved through |
| the central and
south-eastern United States. This system has
also destroyed |
| hundreds of homes. |
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| Earthquake in
China |
5/12/08 |
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A magnitude 7.9 earthquake ripped
through China, killing more than
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people. |
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| Florida on Fire
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5/14/08 |
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Wild fires in Florida have destroyed
more than 80 homes and 17000
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recent days. |
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| Hurricanes on the
Rise |
5/23/08 |
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The Climate
Prediction Center said there is a 65
percent probability of
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an above
normal hurricane season this year. |
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