Thanks to rising air and ocean temperatures from climate change, severe weather events, including hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires are expected to worsen and become more common in the coming years.
For homeowners, now’s the time to ask yourself if your residence is up to the task of keeping you safe against Mother Nature’s destructive storms. If it isn’t, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get to work.
The best way to protect yourself from severe weather and superstorms is to adapt. This includes home improvements and possibly home renovations.
1. Make your home impact-resistant for severe weather
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Your home’s windows are a vulnerable area that could be the first to get damaged during a hurricane. Boarding them up with steel or aluminum panels can keep them safe.
A hurricane is a rotating tropical storm with wind speeds of 74-plus mph, while tornadoes are violently rotating air columns that touch the ground. Hurricanes and tornadoes are among the most dangerous natural phenomena, in part due to intense winds.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s National Severe Storms Laboratory reports that the winds of a tornado can reach blistering speeds of up to 300 mph. While the strongest hurricane’s winds don’t quite reach those speeds, that’s not much consolation when they can still get up to 200 mph….
