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Windstorms as an environmental hazard.Its effects and control measures

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Windstorms as an Environmental hazard.
-Very strong winds that develop as a result of great differences in atmospheric pressure on the ground e.g.
hurricanes, tornadoes and typhoons. Kenya experiences thermals.
Effects of windstorms.
-In the deserts they transport sand which may bury houses and oasis.
-Rip off roofs of buildings.
Uproot trees and
-Cause flooding and
-Felling of crops e.g. cocoa pods.
-Spreading bush fires
Control Measures to control windstorms.
-Predicting and monitoring windstorms
using satellites to know their development and advancement speed.
-Warning people through electronic media of advancing windstorms so that they can move away.
-Taking shelter in bankers.
-Planting of trees in open ground to break the speed of wind thus reduce its destructive effects.