Extreme Weather
Extreme weather includes zero visiblity fog to hail so large that it will
destroy cars.
All over the world the the fog is very bad every year the death tole goes up for
crashes and the damages go up too from hail storms ruining gardens and making
dents in cars. Every year blizzards devastate the land but people have made
adjustments and ways to stop damage and deaths like salting the roads and
parking under cover.
EXTREME WEATHER
The worst blizzard in North American history happened on March 12 - 14, 1888. It affected
areas from Maryland and north to some places in Canada .
In some areas the snow drifts were fifty feet high. 200 ships were lost at sea and in
harbors. 100 sailors lost their lives.
Fire damages were very high because the fireman were unable to get to the fires.
The worst hail storm happened on November 4, 2007. Rain and hail fell all over
Bogotá, Colombia’s capital city. The city became white around 3 p.m. Downtown
the water levels rose to 1.5 meters and 100 or so people were trapped in their
cars. There were no casualities but many people were treated for hypothermia.
The worst rain storm happened
The worst flood happened
The worst fog happened
The worst drought
Extreme storms are measered on the scale
References
http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/the-biggest-hail-storm-ever-recorded-in-bogota/
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