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Q: Why is it easier to prepare for an earthquake than a hurricane?
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A hurricane stronger than a earthquake?

Well there's really no answer due to a earthquake can reach up to 8.0 and up. And a hurricane and cause a massive flood with high wind so.. neither.


Is a Katrina hurricane worst than a flood and a tornado and an earthquake and a snow storm?

There is no such things as "a Katrina hurricane." Hurricane Katrina was a particular hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast in 2005. Hurricane Katrina was worse than any tornado on record and deadlier and more destructive than any recorded snowstorm. Katrina was worse than most earthquakes, but not all. Hurricane Katrina killed about 1,800 people. Some earthquakes have had death tolls in the hundreds of thousands.


Why was the San Francisco earthquake in 1906 famous?

The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 was one of the deadliest natural disasters on U.S. history, second only to the Great Galveston hurricane of 1900. Most of the city of San Francisco was destroyed either by the earthquake itself or the fires the followed and more than 3,000 people died.


Why is it easier for people to keep safe from a volcanic eruption than from earthquake?

because an earquake can strike anywhere at any tme whereas you know where a volcanoe is(.)


What is more powerful a tornado hurricane earthquake?

A tornado can have stronger winds than a hurricane. The very strongest tornadoes have winds just over 300mph while a the very strongest of hurricanes have winds of about 190 mph or sometimes more However, tornadoes and hurricanes that strong are very rare.

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What is stonger than a tornado?

a hurricane or a 10. earthquake


Is a hurricane stronger than an earthquake?

In terms of the maximum amount of energy released, an earthquake is stronger.


A hurricane stronger than a earthquake?

Well there's really no answer due to a earthquake can reach up to 8.0 and up. And a hurricane and cause a massive flood with high wind so.. neither.


Is a Katrina hurricane worst than a flood and a tornado and an earthquake and a snow storm?

There is no such things as "a Katrina hurricane." Hurricane Katrina was a particular hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast in 2005. Hurricane Katrina was worse than any tornado on record and deadlier and more destructive than any recorded snowstorm. Katrina was worse than most earthquakes, but not all. Hurricane Katrina killed about 1,800 people. Some earthquakes have had death tolls in the hundreds of thousands.


Why is it easier to prepare for a hurricane than a tornado?

Hurricanes are large-scale systems that can be detected and tracked days before the strike, giving plenty of time for most people to prepare. A hurricane warning may be issued up to 36 hours in advance. Tornadoes are very small-scale storms that are less easily detected and develop in a matter of minutes. The average tornado warning is issued 14 minutes in advance.


Why are hurricane's given names such as Hanna?

Think about it do you really want a hurricane named Hurricane 712564? We note the Hurricanes for there power and being memorable ones its not hard to see why. Well, they give the hurricane names by letters of the alphabet, such as hurricane Alex, or Hurricane Katrina, It's easier to remember than Hurricane 23745.


Why can people be more prepared for an hurricane than they can for an earthquake?

Earthquakes strike without warning. Hurricanes are usually detected well in advance of making landfall.


Why is it easier for people to keep safe from volcanic eruption than from an earthquake?

I doubt that either can be considered "easier to be safe from" than the other, it depends entirely on the magnitude of the event (i.e. amount of energy released).


Is hurricane Isaac bigger than sandy?

No. Hurricane Sandy was far larger than Hurricane Isaac.


What hurricane was werse than Hurricane camille?

The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935


Why was the San Francisco earthquake in 1906 famous?

The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 was one of the deadliest natural disasters on U.S. history, second only to the Great Galveston hurricane of 1900. Most of the city of San Francisco was destroyed either by the earthquake itself or the fires the followed and more than 3,000 people died.


Why is it easier for people to keep safe from a volcanic eruption than from earthquake?

because an earquake can strike anywhere at any tme whereas you know where a volcanoe is(.)