Takoradi
Takoradi see Sekondi-Takoradi , Ghana.
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The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/5/2004; ; 442 words
; The Associated Press AP Online 09-05-2004 The Saffir-Simpson scale of a hurricane's intensity is used to estimate the potential property damage and coastal flooding. The scale is determined by wind speed, since storm surge sizes...
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The Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 9/2/2004; ; 456 words
; ...Associated Press AP Worldstream 09-02-2004 The Saffir-Simpson scale of a hurricane's intensity is used to estimate the potential property damage and coastal flooding. The scale is determined by wind speed, since storm surge sizes...
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Sen. Martinez Introduces Resolution Concerning Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale Inventor Saffir
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/9/2008; 565 words
; ...and accomplishments of Mr. Herbert Saffir, inventor of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, during Hurricane Preparedness Week...Mr. Herbert Saffir, inventor of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, during Hurricane Preparedness Week...
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The Saffir-Simpson scale.(Report)
Magazine article from: Storm Data; 10/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...of residential areas on low ground within 5-10 miles (8-16 km) of the shoreline may be required. The Fujita Scale F-Scale Intensity Wind Speed Typical Damage (Suggested) (mph) F0 Gale Tornado 40-72 Tree branches broken, chimneys...
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The Saffir-Simpson scale.
Magazine article from: Storm Data; 4/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...All photographs courtesy of Brian Smith, Meteorologist, National Weather Service, Valley NE.) The Fujita Scale F-Scale Intensity Wind Speed Typical Damage (Suggested) (mph) F0 Gale Tornado 40-72 Tree branches broken, chimneys...
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The saffir-simpson scale.
Magazine article from: Storm Data; 12/1/2005; 700+ words
; Category One Hurricane: Winds 74-95 mph (64-82 kt or 119-153 kph). Storm surge generally 4-5 ft above normal. No real damage to building structures. Damage primarily to unanchored mobile homes, shrubbery, and trees. Some damage to poorly constructed signs. Also, some coastal road flooding and minor
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The Saffir-Simpson scale.(Hurricanes)
Magazine article from: Storm Data; 7/1/2004; 700+ words
; Category One Hurricane: Winds 74-95 mph (64-82 kt or 119-153 kph). Storm surge generally 4-5 ft above normal. No real damage to building structures. Damage primarily to unanchored mobile homes, shrubbery, and trees. Some damage to poorly constructed signs. Also, some coastal road flooding and minor
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The Saffir-Simpson Scale.
Magazine article from: Storm Data; 11/1/2006; 700+ words
; Category One Hurricane: Winds 74-95 mph (64-82 kt or 119-153 kph). Storm surge generally 4-5 ft above normal. No real damage to building structures. Damage primarily to unanchored mobile homes, shrubbery, and trees. Some damage to poorly constructed signs. Also, some coastal road flooding and minor
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The Saffir-Simpson scale.(Hurricane categories)
Magazine article from: Storm Data; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Category One Hurricane: Winds 74-95 mph (64-82 kt or 119-153 kph). Storm surge generally 4-5 ft above normal. No real damage to building structures. Damage primarily to unanchored mobile homes, shrubbery, and trees. Some damage to poorly constructed signs. Also, some coastal road flooding and minor
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The Saffir-Simpson scale.(classifaction of Hurricanes)
Magazine article from: Storm Data; 10/1/2004; 700+ words
; Category One Hurricane: Winds 74-95 mph (64-82 kt or 119-153 kph). Storm surge generally 4-5 ft above normal. No real damage to building structures. Damage primarily to unanchored mobile homes, shrubbery, and trees. Some damage to poorly constructed signs. Also, some coastal road flooding and minor
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Saffir-Simpson scale
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saffir-Simpson scale , standard scale...the late 1960s by Herbert Saffir, a structural engineer...from hurricane winds, the scale was expanded in the early...there are two definitive scales: the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale...
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Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale A standard scale, introduced in 1955 by meteorologists of the US Weather Bureau...cyclones. It adds a further five categories to the Beaufort scale , and includes the surface atmospheric pressure at the centre...
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Beaufort scale
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...while the international scale requires only a 20-ft elevation. The Beaufort scale is the oldest method...wind force. Separate scales for tornadoes and hurricanes...the 1970s. The Fujita scale for tornadoes was proposed...the Fujita scale the Saffir-Simpson scale for ...
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hurricane
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...become major hurricanes (categories 3 to 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale). One to three hurricanes typically approach the...rains, both of which accompany the storm. The Saffir-Simpson scale is the standard scale for rating the severity...
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Natural Disasters
Book article from: American Decades
...when an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale rocked the Bay Area of California, dam-aging the...storm of the 1990s. A category-five hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, it slammed into south Florida on 24 August 1992 with...
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