by Extreme weather is dangerous weather, and this applies in particular to the strong precipitation events, of which experts become more often with climate change. The strong storms can represent threats that range from falling limbs to low power lines to drown.
Experts say that disaster preparation and good planning can help protect life and property.
What should you do if you face the record ratio?
Long before the extreme weather, it is important to check whether your home building regulations have met and what your insurance companies covers, say experts. This is the time to tackle all defects.
As soon as storms approach, they stay up to date by registering for weather, district and federal weather warnings in real time, and listen to the news and whatever your local officials say. You can take simple steps to protect your property, e.g. B. to ensure that gutters, storm drains and rainwater systems are clear and willing to make their part to lose weight heavy rain.
If you use sandbags to protect property, make sure that they are properly manufactured and stacked to keep water away.
Should you try to evacuate or stay?
If there are local orders to evacuate, you need to consider. Collect important documents, let yourself be done enough to run out and prepare to be gone over a longer period of time, said Jeannette Sutton, Associate Professor at the University of Albany. People have to be wrong on the side of caution, she said.
When large storms move in, there is often a point when draining is more dangerous than staying. A great danger consists of flooded roads. Drivers who try to push them through can be from water that is deeper than it appeared and is stronger than expected.
How can you prepare your home and your things?
Moving memory, furniture and valuables to the upper level and ensuring that the batteries of the swamp pump are fully charged are short -term ways to prepare and ensure that there is enough food, water and medical care.
Cars can be protected by entering a parking structure with the upper levels.
Experts also say that they use common sense in planning: do not keep their backup generators in a basement, where they can be ruined by flooding, for example.
What can you do when a disaster has started?
If you do not prepare for floods in time, you should switch to the highest level of your house, say experts or look for safe protection.
If strong winds and tornados are a threat, it could be dangerous to be too high. Therefore, checking forecasts is of crucial importance.
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Alexa St. John is a climate reporter from Associated Press. Follow her on X: @alexa_stjohn. Reach them at ast.john@ap.org.
