Man-made hurricanes. What to do in a hurricane: an algorithm of actions, tips and tricks. If you are in an open area

According to the Antistihiia Center of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, in 2018 hurricanes and squalls will take place in thirty regions of seven federal districts of the country. The highest probability of occurrence of emergencies in the Urals, Central, Southern, Siberian, North Caucasian, Far Eastern and Volga districts. What to do during a hurricane? How to protect yourself and your loved ones if during bad weather you find yourself on the street or in an open area, indoors? What to do after a hurricane?

A storm warning

The Ministry of Emergency Situations informs about the threat of bad weather in SMS, on television and radio, as well as in local print media. The headquarters of civil defense and emergency situations will tell you what to do in a hurricane. The EMERCOM staff will report the estimated time and strength of the storm, as well as provide recommendations on the use of shelters and on possible evacuation. Then you need to take personal protective measures:

  1. Tightly close windows, doors, ventilation holes, attic openings on the windward side. If possible, protect the glass with shutters or shields, paste over. To equalize the pressure, you need to open the doors and windows and secure them in this position.
  2. Prepare a supply of food and drinking water, medicines, a battery-powered flashlight (or a battery + a charged spare battery), candles and matches, a camping stove, batteries, documents and money.
  3. Remove from balconies, loggias and window sills, from the yard and from the roof things that can be picked up by the air flow, remove the screens from the windows.
  4. Prepare for a possible power outage, charge external batteries and all necessary devices. Close the gas taps, put out the fire in the furnaces.
  5. Turn on the radio and TV. The Ministry of Emergency Situations transmits important information to the population through these channels.
  6. If necessary and if possible, move from light buildings to more durable civil defense shelters.

With a storm warning, children and adolescents are released from educational institutions, all events are canceled, and if the warning is received late, then everyone is placed in the basements of schools, kindergartens or the central part of buildings.

If you are in a room

In some regions, hurricanes, storms, and tornadoes rarely occur. Everyone needs to know what to do in this case, because the weather is unpredictable. Special services are advised to wait out the hurricane in the basement or in a pre-prepared shelter. In the building, you need to choose the safest place - in the corridors on the ground floor or in the central part. Shards of window glass can seriously injure, so you should stand in the wall, protect yourself with mattresses, hide in a built-in closet, snuggle close to the wall.

First you need to turn off the gas, turn off electronic devices (you can only leave the TV or radio in order to get information about the evacuation or the procedure if necessary), close the interior doors, windows and vents. Windows are sealed crosswise with construction or ordinary adhesive tape. You shouldn't go outside. At night, use a flashlight, candles or kerosene lamps. Stay indoors until the end of the hurricane is declared.

If a hurricane caught on the street

What to do during a hurricane if you were outside when a strong wind picked up? It is necessary to move away from light buildings, billboards, signboards, bus stops, pavilions, lanterns. The Ministry of Emergency Situations recommends staying away from bridges, warehouses, flyovers and trees. A person can get a branch, a torn slate, a branch, a road sign. You need to find a plywood sheet or cardboard box and use it to protect from the wind. You can take cover in subway stations or in solid buildings. In extreme cases, a ditch, pit or ditch will do.

If you are in an open area

What to do if you find a hurricane in an open area? First you need to turn off the phone and all electronic devices. Hiding under isolated tall trees is not a good idea. Instead, it is better to choose any suitable natural shelter - a ditch, a hollow, a ravine. You can not swim, ride a bicycle or motorcycle - lightning can get into metal structures.

If the hurricane caught in the car

What to do during a hurricane if you are in a vehicle? If the weather caught on the way, you need to stop and wait in the parking lot, it is better to place the vehicle away from tall trees, power lines, shields, public transport stops and other objects that can be destroyed or picked up by the wind. You need to close the windows and stay in the car until the hurricane is over. Avoid travel during bad weather.

What to do is prohibited

What to do during a hurricane at home is clear, but there are several prohibitions. During a storm, tornado or hurricane, gas or electric stoves, electronic appliances should not be used. Shelter from the wind behind billboards, fences, trees or dilapidated buildings is prohibited, because they can collapse or fly away (in the case of trees, the wind can tear off a branch or knock down the entire plant). You can not go inside damaged buildings, be near poles, matches and objects with combustible, poisonous, flammable substances. It is forbidden to touch the pipes of central heating, water supply, wires of power lines, be near pipelines, on bridges and hills.

What to do after a hurricane

You can leave the house only when you are sure that the natural disaster has passed. It is possible that after a short lull the wind will increase again, so you need to wait for the message about the end of the bad weather. When leaving the premises, you should carefully look around, because there may be parts of structures, broken lines, overhanging branches and other dangers nearby. Fire should not be lit until there is complete certainty that there was no gas leak. Avoid using elevators.

Any household appliances can only be used when they are thoroughly dried and checked (you also need to check that the electrical wiring is working). You need to be wary of gas leaks, disturbances in the electrical circuit, carefully bypass the wires of power lines, because they may be energized. Do not approach swinging billboards, broken wires, signs, fallen trees and other objects.

What to do in a hurricane? Rescuers say the only way to prevent damage from bad weather is by carefully preparing. Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are advised to find shelter as soon as you notice that a hurricane, storm or tornado is approaching. It can be the basement of a residential building, an underpass or a metro station. In open areas, ditches, railroad embankments, or roadside ditches can help. In the house, doorways, cabinets (built-in), niches in the walls can be considered relatively safe.

One of the varieties of such a natural disaster is a snowstorm and a severe snowstorm, which can last for several days. At this time, the life of the city is seriously disrupted. It is worth leaving the house only in emergency cases and always with someone else, and not alone. You need to tell relatives or neighbors where you are going and when you will arrive. The car can only be driven on major roads and major highways. Never leave the vehicle out of sight. It is best to wait out the storm in the nearest town or village, and then continue on your journey.

We are reporting this as a growing number of observers, websites, and analysts conclude that Hurricane Harvey was "engineered" and turned into a "weather weapon" through a combination of ground-based temperature manipulation tools and "chemtrail" sprays.

Yes, it seems absurd at first, until you remember that Elbert Gore told us that human activity controls the climate on a daily basis. It's called "climate change" and, in fact, Al Gore and climate fears tell us straight out that we created Hurricane Harvey and all the other "extreme" weather events that have come up in recent times. In other words, weather change has become a de facto red flag for climate alarmists. Every major media outlet regularly insists that hurricanes, droughts, floods, snowstorms and tornadoes are all unintentionally created by human activity.

The key difference between the theories of Al Gore and "weather wars" is that those who believe in weather wars insist that these hurricanes are deliberately created, selectively amplified, and directed towards chosen targets. Al Gore, like weather war theorists, believes that hurricanes are man-made and precisely controlled and deployed as weapons of terrorism to inflict economic damage and achieve psychological goals associated with terror and death.

At first glance, this claim seems absurd to most people, but there is a growing community of weather skeptics who insist that such events are not random, but weapons. That's why we're covering this story not as a confirmation of such findings, but to take a look at a curious corner of the internet where weather warfare, weather modification, and geoengineering have become popular, alternative explanations for much of the weather. Indeed, there are at least two key patents (written below) that describe this technology in great detail, including a "space system" that can change "weather elements" including hurricanes.

One of the most popular sites claiming this is WeatherWar101.com, authored by a former network engineer, he explains:

“For ten years I have proven the irrefutable reality of the daily production of floods and severe weather events. Denying the reality of these daily human weather events is akin to denying the existence of the internal combustion engine, and it's just as easy to prove. If you can understand boiling water, you can understand where the trillions of gallons of water vapor come from that create and fuel the trillion-gallon daily flows. We see how we are washing out another society somewhere in the world. It's not debatable and it's as easy to watch as the sunrise.

If I mix names, the author seems to be called "Sofia Smallstorm" (to avoid identification by name) and this is suitable for protecting his identity. The person also wrote, "No Real Weather: An Introduction to Geoengineering 101."

The site published a 14-minute analysis of Hurricane Harvey stating that the hurricane was augmented by "onshore water vapor generation in Texas, Louisiana, etc." The video description also states: “It is also no coincidence that Hurricane Harvey hit the United States 25 years after Hurricane Andrew hit Florida. Since all of these storms are very clearly and very clearly intended, this "anniversary hurricane" was clearly deliberate."

Another video from APlaneTruth.info gives a more detailed explanation of "weather geoengineering" and how it applies to Hurricane Harvey, citing numerous patents, a weather control conference, military hardware, and so on:

Are there water vapor generators that can create clouds?
The idea of ​​building water vapor generators on land that could inject any meaningful amount of water into Hurricane Harvey seems absurd to those who have never looked at it all. The latest estimate is that Hurricane Harvey dropped 11 trillion liters of water in Houston and surrounding areas. For any ground facility capable of delivering even 1/1000th of that, just 11 billion gallons of water would be a massive fleet of mechanized steam generators burning massive amounts of fuel or electricity. This seems unrealistic to any rational analysis.

However, as shown in the following BBC video (starting at 15:12), there are large buildings that literally generate huge clouds and downpour. Before we saw this video, even we had no idea that such buildings exist. See how the BBC explains:

Despite the existence of technology, it is difficult to imagine the existence of such a large-scale operation operating in secret. This is why the existence of a large scale water vapor generation network seems unlikely. In addition, solar power does everything that works for free, warming the oceans and evaporating water into a storm system. Trying to increase the evaporation of water by 11 trillion gallons from the sun seems futile. The forces of nature are so powerful that even if all of humanity could create massive storm systems, it would seem unlikely.

At the same time, the idea that human activity can radically change the Earth's climate comes to the fore. Despite all the hysteria and fear associated with climate change, human activity is nothing but a tiny contribution to the grand phenomena caused by solar activity, volcanoes and other similar events.

Weather modification technology exists (read these patents to see for yourself)
By the way, there is no doubt that weather modification technology exists and is widely used around the world. Weather control advocates currently refer to this US Patent No. 20100074390 A1 entitled: "Weather Modification Method and Weather Modification Steam Generator".

This is what the patent publication says:
“A nuclear fusion reactor (2) or a nuclear fission reactor (22) is used as a heat source. A heat exchanger (11 or 37), which contains heated water (15), is used to generate water vapor. The circulation pipe (10 or 26) through which the liquid enters for cooling the nuclear fusion reactor or nuclear fission reactor or for carrying out heat exchange circulation is located so as to pass in the heat exchanger and contact with the water to be heated. Thus, water vapor is formed. This water vapor is released into the air in a state of collimation through the steam outlet pipe (12 or 36). A cloud to block sunlight forms in the sky from water vapor that lowers the temperature of the earth's surface. This allows you to change the weather without releasing greenhouse gases such as CO2.”

Another US patent (No. 20100224696 A1) is entitled "Weather control using a space propulsion system." It describes the space technology for creating and controlling hurricanes:

“Space energy system and method of changing the weather using energy of cosmic origin. Space-based systems maintain the correct positioning and alignment of system components without the use of connecting structures. The elements of the power system are put into orbit, and the elements of the free planning system are maintained in proper relative alignment, such as position, orientation and shape, using the control system. The cosmic power system energy is applied to a weather element such as a hurricane and changes the weather element to weaken or disperse the weather element. A weather element can be changed by changing the temperature of a region of a weather element such as the eye of a hurricane, changing the airflow, or changing the path of the weather element."

Weather change technology is not a conspiracy theory, it is already being used! For example, an article on SingularityHub describes Dubai's "weather wizards" and how they use state-of-the-art electronics to create rain. It's not a conspiracy theory, it's just clever physics:

“The Swiss company Meteo Systems is developing a technology they call Weathertec. The idea is to build giant ionizers wherever you would like to have rain. If the ambient humidity in the area reaches the required minimum of 30%, then you turn on the ionizers and start pumping electrons into the atmosphere. Assuming you have high temperatures, the electrons will rise with the heat and the water molecules will start to condense around them. At the moment you have clouds that will give rain if they are dense enough.”

To add to all this, Bill Gates has announced major funding for “seawater spray cloud machines” to create weather systems that create rain for targeted communities. This is how Inhabitat.com explains:

“The Microsoft founder recently announced plans to invest $300,000 in research at the University of Calgary for unique solutions and responses to climate change. Part of this research includes laboratory tests on machines that suck up sea water and spray it into the air, planting white clouds that reflect the sun's rays off the Earth. Silver Lining's floating machines can suck up ten tons of water per second. If all goes well, Silver Lining plans to test the process with 10 ships spread across 3,800 square miles of the world."

By the way, that was seven years ago, in 2010. Do such meteorological fleets exist? If so, they were very inconspicuous.

Another popular site that reports on geoengineering, by the way, is Geoengineering Watch. Very informative and interesting. Take a look.

The history of hurricanes shows that nature produces them at all without any human engineering.
However, creating rainfall is far from creating a hurricane and aiming it at its intended target. This idea is likely to be considered a curiosity by meteorologists and scientists. Of course, a much more likely explanation is that the Coriolis effect, a derivative of the rotating globe, causes rotational forces in the atmosphere that generate storm systems in one direction in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa in the Southern Hemisphere. (This is why hurricanes look like opposites of each other when comparing Northern and Southern Hemisphere storms.) The heating of water in the ocean leads to large-scale evaporation of water, saturating the air with vapor. This vapor condenses due to changes in temperature or pressure, causing water droplets to form, which become heavier than air and therefore fall to the ground. With sufficient solar energy, natural forces can create truly catastrophic storms.

To believe that every major storm is a "weather weapon" created for a nefarious operation seems far-fetched. But then again, Elbert Gore and all his nonsensical predictions for the study of climatology are nonsense. However, "modifiable" or "controllable" hurricanes are technically a much simpler task than generating them. Some of the proponents of weather wars say that hurricanes are not generated entirely by artificial systems, but rather they are "managed" in terms of their direction or intensity. Is it really possible? Several patents apparently say this is the case, and interestingly the US Patent Office did not reject these patents.

On the other hand, the history of the last century has recorded dozens of hurricanes affecting the Gulf Coast regions. Most of these hurricanes occurred long before modern technology or exotic weather customization was possible. So how do you explain all these hurricanes?

Takeaway: Keep asking questions and staying curious, but also think critically
Creative critical thinking is a healthy practice and we always encourage people to keep asking questions and challenging official explanations. We know we're being lied to by the media all the time for just about everything from vaccines to economics to history. And do not forget: “Russia! Russia! Russia! Russia is to blame for everything,” which has nothing to do with real journalism.

If there is anything that weather war websites and commentators can clarify, then we applaud all efforts to challenge existing paradigms with a clear mind, and we fully acknowledge that we are not weather change technology experts. Perhaps there are things that we will study in the future that will change our own view on this topic. But for now, we hope to fuel critical thinking about everything, which means we don't believe anything by default.

The media lies to us all the time. Much of what is labeled "mainstream science" is often just a consensus collection of lies prepared by corporations. Conventional medicine is a corrupt racket wrapped in fake scientific propaganda and the media. You have the right to ask yourself that almost everything you are told is complete nonsense. But that doesn't justify believing in every alternative theory. You must think critically about which theories to reject. For example, we publicly state that the Flat Earth theory is wrong (even though it implies a fun thought experiment). We also believe that Raymond Kurzweil's Singularity is an erroneous dream associated with self-deception and an unhealthy appreciation of God.

Can hurricanes be artificially generated? Almost certainly not. Can they be directed to the intended targets? This seems incredibly unlikely, but within the realm of technical feasibility. Is there weather modification technology? Absolutely yes. But that doesn't mean that every weather event is a hideous plan. We live on a dynamic, chaotic planet that is home to all sorts of bizarre natural phenomena. While we acknowledge the fact that it is possible to fake the news, brainwash the masses and film massive fake events, we highly doubt they can fake entire hurricanes.

The 2017 hurricane season was especially devastating for the United States and the Caribbean, bringing two powerful hurricanes at once - Harvey and Irma - which led to numerous deaths and significant damage. In preparation for the arrival of the elements, many residents of endangered areas were definitely thinking about whether there was a way to stop the elements. Scientists and meteorologists all over the world also thought about it.

The invention of the Ukrainian scientist

Professor of the Department of Methods of Teaching Physics and Chemistry of the Rivne State University for the Humanities Viktor Bernatsky back in 2013invented a simple and cheap device, which, according to his calculations, can stop a hurricane of any strength, writes LB.ua.

The invention was presented by a student of the professor at an international conference on hurricane control in the Netherlands, after the report, representatives of the United States and Singapore became interested in the device.

The scientist said that the principle of operation of his device is very simple. The fan system creates air currents that are directed against the currents of the hurricane. The hurricane itself sets the fans in motion.

“That is, the hurricane itself launches the device and extinguishes itself with the same. He doesn't need any extra energy sources. It works at the moment of a hurricane,” Bernatsky said.

According to his calculations, in order to tame a hurricane, it is necessary to place about 100 such devices measuring 1x3 or 2x6 meters along the coastline.

“The cost of one of them is a maximum of a thousand dollars, the device can be made in a day, and if production is established on an industrial scale, then all the required quantity will be manufactured within a month,” he explained, adding that his device could prevent billions of dollars of damage. and save human lives.

The Rivne inventor was awarded the gold medal of the European Scientific and Industrial Chamber for this device.

Spraying reagents and calling precipitation

So far, the effectiveness of this device has not been tested and proven, but at the moment meteorologists have other ways to “extinguish” hurricanes, but not very strong ones, writes Komsomolskaya Pravda.

The United States began trying to manage hurricanes as early as the mid-1960s. One of the successful experiments was carried out in 1969 off the coast of Haiti. Tourists and locals saw a huge white cloud, from which large rings diverged. Meteorologists showered the typhoon with silver iodide and managed to turn it away from Haiti to the coast of unfriendly Panama and Nicaragua.

According to Sergey Vasiliev, a weather modeling specialist at St. Petersburg State University, the United States tried to stop Hurricane Katrina, but they failed. Satellite images show that the hurricane changed direction several times and then weakened, then filled with the same power. This, according to the expert, is somewhat unusual - as if someone's hand or something artificial moved him.

The essence of the methods of dealing with hurricanes is the same as with hail and thunderclouds. With the help of special reagents that can cause or, conversely, prevent immediate precipitation. Theoretically, it is known that by seeding the “eye” of a typhoon, its rear or front part with these substances from an aircraft, it is possible, by creating a difference in pressure and temperature, to make it walk “in a circle” or stand still. The problem is that every second you need to take into account many constantly changing factors. A huge amount of reagents is needed.

“Americans seem to be trying to do it in practice. And, of course, they hide their results - this is a matter of national security. And the fact that Katrina nevertheless turned towards New Orleans, although it initially seemed that the elements would pass by, means that scientists could not foresee all the consequences of the experiment. The strange trajectory of the hurricane leads me to such thoughts. But I'm afraid we won't know the truth very soon," Vasilyev said.

Nuclear bomb

People believe that a nuclear bomb is an effective method against bad weather, and on the eve of a hurricane, Americans often write letters to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration asking them to stop the elements in this way, reports Meteoprog.

However, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration argues that “this will not even help change the trajectory of the hurricane, and the released radioactive fallout will be able to move quite quickly with the help of swirling winds and arrange an environmental disaster on a global scale.

People do not think that a radioactive hurricane is an order of magnitude worse and more destructive than usual. And instead of the usual devastation, much of Texas and Florida would have been frowned upon by a nuclear disaster on par with Chernobyl.

Also, do not forget about the energy of a hurricane, which would increase the power of a nuclear bomb several times. One hurricane on its own releases 1.5 trillion joules of energy thanks to the speed of the wind, and even a 10-megaton nuclear bomb cannot match this.

There is a theory that the destructive power of a hurricane can be reduced by increasing the air pressure in its heart. But, according to NASA, the explosion of a nuclear warhead will not be enough for this.

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Rumors about the development of meteorological weapons, both in the United States and in Russia, have been around for a long time, but they seem too unbelievable. Meanwhile, such experiments were indeed conducted and are still being conducted on both sides of the ocean.

“Now there are only three such facilities in the world,” said Sergey Snegirev, director of the NIRFI. “One in Alaska is the famous Haarp, the second in Norway is in Tromso, and the third, called Sura, is located in Russia.”

American meteorologist Scott Stevens recently made loud accusations against Russia. He claims that Hurricane Katrina was created artificially by Russian military experts using a secret "weather" weapon based on the principle of an electromagnetic generator. According to the scientist, in our country, since Soviet times, there have been secret installations that can have a detrimental effect on the weather anywhere in the world.

The Russian "weather" object "Sura" is comparable in power to the American HAARP and is located in the central zone of Russia, in remote places, 150 kilometers from Nizhny Novgorod. "Sura" belongs to the Scientific Research Institute of Radiophysics, one of the leading scientific research institutes of the USSR.

"Sura" is a somewhat rusty, shabby lack of money, but in spite of everything still functioning stand. On an area of ​​9 hectares there are even rows of twenty-meter antennas, overgrown with shrubs from below. In the center of the antenna field there is a huge horn-emitter the size of a village hut, with the help of which acoustic processes in the atmosphere are studied. At the edge of the field there is a building of radio transmitters and a transformer substation, a little further away there are laboratory and utility buildings.

The fundamental difference between Sura and HAARP is that the Russian installation is located in the middle latitudes, and not in the polar ones, where the northern lights occur. But in the North, the lines of tension of the Earth's magnetosphere converge. By influencing them, it is possible to influence the state of the magnetosphere, at least cause artificial aurora borealis, at the maximum disable the electronics of satellites and other equipment, and also cause malfunctions in the operation of ground-based technical systems.

However, they still do not know how to send hurricanes to America on the Sura. But studies of the relationship between natural disasters and disturbances in the ionosphere and magnetosphere are not as widespread as in the United States, nevertheless, they are being conducted.

In the early eighties, when Sura was just beginning to be actively used, interesting anomalous phenomena were observed in the atmosphere above it. Many workers have seen strange glows, burning red balls hanging motionless or flying at high speed in the sky. This is not a UFO, but only a luminescent glow of plasma formations.

“It is possible to influence the weather, but not on such a large scale as in the case of hurricanes Katrina or Rita. Neither we nor they - so far no one knows how to do this, - continues Yuri Tokarev. - The power of the installations is not enough. Even that power , which they want to withdraw HAARP in the near future, will not be enough to effectively arrange natural disasters.

Now "Sura" works about 100 hours a year. The institute does not have enough money for electricity for heating experiments. Americans conduct experiments on HAARP for 2000 hours a year, that is, 20 times more.

In the north of the United States, 400 kilometers from Anchorage, there is an unusual object at the Gakhon military base. A huge area of ​​the tundra is planted with a forest of 25-meter antennas. This is the HAARP - High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program or the "Northern Lights Project for Active Research of the Auroral Region". The base is surrounded by barbed wire, the perimeter is guarded by armed patrols of the Marine Corps, and the airspace above the research stand is buried for all types of civil and military aircraft. After the events of September 11, Patriot air defense systems were also installed around the HAARP.

The HAARP was built by the joint forces of the Navy and the US Air Force. The Americans do not hide the capabilities of the system. It is stated in open sources that the stand is used to actively influence the ionosphere and magnetosphere of the Earth. In turn, this can lead to surprising results. Scientific journals claim that HAARP can be used to call artificial aurora borealis, jam over-the-horizon radar stations for early detection of ballistic missile launches, communicate with submarines in the ocean, and even detect underground secret enemy complexes. The radio emission of the installation is able to penetrate underground and then diagnose hidden bunkers and tunnels, burn out electronics, disable space satellites. Technologies have also been developed for influencing the atmosphere, which lead to weather changes. HAARP is allegedly used to incite natural disasters, heavy rains, earthquakes, floods and hurricanes similar to Katrina and Rita.

“Officially, HAARP is presented only as a research laboratory used to improve radio communications,” said Andrey Nikolaev, former chairman of the defense committee. “But there is a military component in the program. The United States is already close to creating geophysical weapons. under the active influence of HAARP, provoking man-made disasters".

“HAARP is a very serious matter,” commented Valery Stasenko, an expert on active influences in the atmosphere of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring. magnetosphere and ionosphere of the Earth with those processes that occur in the atmosphere. Disturbances in the magnetosphere and ionosphere do indeed affect the climate. Therefore, by influencing them artificially with the help of powerful installations, it is possible to influence the weather, including globally. Very correctly that the deputies finally paid attention to experiments of this kind in America."

American meteorologists are not the only ones who accuse the planet's neighbors of using a "hurricane gun". Fragmentary information about dubious experiments with the weather, both in the USA and in the USSR, more than once became the cause of political scandals in many countries of the world. After the famous floods of 2002, similar scandals swept through Europe. Then the parliamentarians accused the Americans of undermining the EU economy.

It is no secret that in the Soviet Union there were serious studies on how to actively influence the weather, both with the use of chemical reagents, which later became widespread, and with the help of powerful radio emission and small plasma generators.

A hurricane is a tropical or subtropical cyclone with winds greater than 119 km/h. These storms can arise suddenly from small pockets of thunderstorm cells during the hurricane season (usually beginning in late summer or early fall), so it is wise to be prepared for such emergencies at all times. To survive a hurricane safely, you must know how to prepare for it, what to do during a hurricane, and what precautions to take after it ends.

Steps

Part 1

Preliminary preparation

    Prepare ahead of time if you live in an area prone to hurricanes and typhoons. On the territory of Russia, the Far East belongs to the zone of influence of typhoons; in the USA, hurricanes often affect the states of Florida, Georgia and Carolina. Governments and rescue services in countries that regularly suffer from hurricanes recommend that their residents prepare for the hurricane season in advance (before June 1). Preparatory procedures include creating a family action plan and preparing emergency weather supplies so that any member of the family, even in a hurry, can find everything they need.

    • A family emergency plan should include a list of what you need to do if a hurricane hits. Try to think over evacuation routes. It is best if there are several of them at once in case the preferred route is not available. Designate a meeting place for family members if you happen to be in different places.
    • Train family members to turn off water, gas and electricity at home. Even the smallest member of the family should know the emergency numbers.
    • A reserve stock in case of emergency should be ready for immediate use. It should include everything you need to survive for at least 72 hours, such as food, water, a first aid kit, and flashlights.
    • When the hurricane winds become tropical in strength, it will no longer be possible to carry out preparatory procedures, you will have to concentrate on survival.
  1. Consider purchasing a backup generator. The presence of a generator will allow you to start generating electricity for your own needs immediately after the end of the storm and until the restoration of the centralized supply of electricity. Store the generator in a dry, non-flooding area. Learn how to use it properly and don't forget to provide good ventilation during operation.

    • The generator must be grounded and placed in a dry room.
    • Never plug the portable generator into a regular outlet or directly into your home's electrical outlet, as your electricity may leak into the outside power outlet.
    • To reduce the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, run the generator outdoors and away from windows and doors.
    • If you are not sure that you can start the generator correctly, ask the sales assistant from the shop where you buy the generator for a demonstration.
    • Generators require regular maintenance and checks. Follow the care instructions for this equipment so that the generator does not become inoperative at the most crucial moment.
  2. Purchase radios and self-powered flashlights. It is almost certain that during a strong hurricane you will definitely be left without electricity and lose access to communications and lighting. That is why you should consider radios and flashlights with batteries or kinetic recharge.

    • The easiest and most convenient way is to buy a battery-powered radio. Tune it to a local radio station and check the operation so that in an emergency you can learn about developments in a timely manner.
    • Purchase energy-efficient flashlights with batteries or kinetic recharge. There are a number of good models of LED flashlights that can illuminate a small area for several days on three AAA batteries. Flashlights on kinetic recharging convert the mechanical energy of the movement of the handle into electrical energy, so their recharge simply cannot run out.
    • Neon sticks can also serve as a safe alternative lighting. Given the potential risk of gas leaks during a hurricane, you should be very careful when using candles.
    • Create an impressive supply of batteries and pack it in an airtight container.
  3. If possible, construct a "safety room" at home. The security room is a kind of private bunker designed to wait out extreme weather events such as tornadoes and hurricanes. A similar room can be built at home in one of the interior rooms. People who choose to shelter in a safe room stand a good chance of avoiding injury and death during a weather emergency.

    Protect your property in advance. The main damage from a hurricane is caused by strong winds, which can blow away or destroy everything that is poorly secured. Try to minimize potential damage by taking special precautions before the start of the hurricane season.

    Take action to protect your home when you hear a storm warning. If you find out that a hurricane is moving in your direction, you should take further protective measures. Even if you have fortified your home in advance, there are a number of additional measures that will help it weather the storm with the least loss.

    • If your house has shutters on the windows, close them. Otherwise, the windows should be boarded up or sealed. It is best to use plywood for this purpose, as well as construction tape, and not ordinary or sealing tape.
    • Secure rickety roof gutters and downspouts. Also clean them of dirt and blockages. Turn off the gas equipment.
    • Check that the garage doors are locked. Do not leave them open and sew up any gaps between the bottom edge of the gate and the ground. A metal garage lifted into the air by a hurricane can seriously damage your home.
  4. Prepare a supply of food and water. If the electricity goes out, the refrigerator will stop working and any meat, dairy and other perishable products will become unusable. The centralized water supply may also be stopped. To give yourself the best chance of survival, have at least a three-day supply of canned and non-perishable foods, as well as bottled water.

    Part 2

    Safe escape from the storm
    1. Evacuate. If you have such an opportunity, go deep into the continent, where the hurricane will lose its power even if it overtakes you. For example, if you are on Sakhalin, it would be better for you to move to the continent. Moreover, it is wiser to try to avoid a hurricane along with all family members and pets than to wait it out in immediate danger.

      • Stay together. Leave the house in one group and use one car if possible.
      • To evacuate, follow the instructions of the rescue services. If you live in a motorhome, then evacuation should be your top priority, even if your car is newer than 1994. Motorhomes can be destroyed by even the weakest Category 1 hurricane.
      • Take only the essentials with you, such as your cell phone, medicines, personal papers, money, and some clothing. Also, take a first aid kit with you.
      • Pour a full tank of gas into the car and do not hesitate to evacuate. You don't have to be in the car right at the time of the hurricane.
      • Never leave your pets. If they cannot avoid collapsed structures, flooding, or flying objects, they could be injured or even killed.
    2. Find yourself some shelter. If you decide to stay, then you need to move to a place that can provide protection to you, your family and pets during a hurricane. This room should not have windows or a glass roof. If you are at home, close all interior doors and reinforce and support the exterior door.

      • If you follow all the above recommendations, then in case of a hurricane, you will already have a reliable safe place and everything you need.
      • Otherwise, try to make the most of the time you have left. Choose an interior space with strong walls and no windows. A bathroom or pantry may be suitable for you. For added safety, you can lie down in the bath and cover yourself with a sheet of plywood.
      • Alternatively, you can use a public shelter. In the event of a hurricane, such shelters will be open to anyone in need. Find a shelter near you and go there, taking with you medicines, personal documents, bed linen, flashlights, some food and board games.
    3. Go to the shelter at least two hours before the start of the hurricane. Don't wait until the very end. You must be in the shelter before the storm starts. It will be useful to take a battery-powered radio with you and a supply of batteries for it in order to learn about the development of the situation every 15-30 minutes. At this stage in the development of the hurricane, you should already notice its first harbingers.

      In an emergency, stay where you are, but be sure to seek help. During a major hurricane, anything can happen. You may be in danger due to rising waves, you may be injured and face some other medical problem. Think about how it would be wiser for you to act in a particular situation.

    Part 3

    Recovery from hurricane damage

      Make sure you can leave the premises safely. Do not leave your hiding places until the radio officially announces that the threat has passed. If the wind died down, then the center of the cyclone could enter the territory, after passing which the strongest wind would rise again. A hurricane can last for several hours non-stop.

    1. Take extra care when entering a storm-damaged building. Hurricane winds can damage many supporting structures. Do not go inside a storm-damaged building unless you are sure of the integrity of its structures. If after you enter the building you notice signs of serious damage to it, leave it as soon as possible to avoid falling under the collapse.

      • Do not enter the building if you smell gas, see that it has been flooded or damaged by fire.
      • Instead of candles, matches, torches or kerosene lamps, give preference to flashlights. If a gas leak occurs, an open flame can cause an explosion. Open the windows and doors of the room to ventilate it from the gas.
      • Do not attempt to power the electrical network unless you are sure that it is completely safe to do so. Be sure to check all wires as well as gas equipment before turning on electricity and gas.
      • When you enter a building, beware of damaged and slippery floors, crumbling structures, and cracked brick walls.
    2. Hurricane season:
      • In the Atlantic basin (in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico), as well as in the central part of the Pacific basin - from June 1 to November 30.
      • In the Asia-Pacific basin (up to 140º west longitude) - from May 15 to November 30.
    3. If someone needs your help, such as an elderly or sick person, help them get to a safe place.
    4. Only go outside during a hurricane if absolutely necessary. There is usually no reasonable reason to leave the house before the end of the storm.
    5. What will you need

    • Non-perishable foods: canned food (meat, fish, etc.), crackers, cookies, bread, and so on. All perishable foods should be eaten before the storm hits or thrown away after the storm ends, as without electricity they can go bad and be dangerous to eat.
    • Bottled water. Habitual water sources may become contaminated. Even several months after a hurricane, it's best to continue to boil the water you use.
    • Plywood and construction tape for window protection.
    • Several flashlights on batteries or with kinetic recharging.
    • An impressive supply of batteries.
    • Battery operated radio.
    • Glowing neon sticks (they are safer than candles).
    • Generator and instructions for its use (keep the instructions near the equipment or in a well-accessible place).
    • Entertainment media, including board games, cards, blank paper, and ballpoint pens.
    • Supply of food and water for pets, cages, bedding and toys (if you have pets).
    • Spare clothes for all family members, including fishing pants with boots.