AVOIDING AND REDUC|NC HURRICANE
DAMAGE
Assess in am"; rs iraduurnaliy bybdars in nei says and
iaday by iiglrl planes wnen blawmg a gap (or a reel
wiry, ur riearnnr a landing «sip [or a plane, year are
rnusi be ialn-n nnr rd npen a wave or wrnd gap to 9‘6,
ar any areil can lllmlly wash away. Thus. reel enrms
am an on lire slani innrupn ine reel ai lire easr or wesi
quaners iwiuds blow sourireasr I0 mnhwzst spun. 0!
me equaiar, nrrrineasi ur snurnwesi ndriir ar lire
equaiarl, in iaei. reel gaps snenid be in are rnosr
slrelrered senor 0! the reel in any Winds, and also yusr
wrde my. morn) lb adrnll a vessel ul barge,
Alrslnps are also aligned abeul 2m url prerariinp
winds, and boiir ends and sides should be oi rail pains
and rrees, espeuaiiy those borders on me mask. sa anal
light planes drpp m, rein; iireir rudders ra sluighhrn
up bclow nee clown ieyel. Arrsrrips carelessly rnade
bare desiroyed wlraie rriands when irurrleane wlnds
lrayeeui risen in lwa iuilbwing (helm: uirlre airsirip
For ine sarne reasons, lire sandy spasis 0! all nails
and fly; need a sequenee a! perennial shuhnbelt in
mid iiresnnreiineapa si hurricanes rnrssransdn ine
beaeir as mnvnlvulus lipurunu resume) and bearn pea.
rise nn iire bead. berrn rn a dense snnrnbery pi vinn,
Tnurlli'flillm, Selmul/i, and in sneiiend bays rnanpmres,
and ls barked by a 5—6 (m deep layer or menu: palm.
(arriarrrur, (ran/rm, Bamllxlimlil and orirer irardy bearn
rrees irieure lusil ll ls beinnd iins dense lmndme
wmdbleak |ha| we sue irauses, gardensand pmdntllve
rrees, wiurir wl|l pmducl‘ ln snsiier bur run as erprsed
sysierns

EX'IEN'DING DIET
People wlm lire on srnaii islands, and indeed srnali
lladllwnll vllllges generally, rnay exrsl mm; a very
lew starchy roo| fonds plus banana, wnh nan lor
prdiern. lr quire pmbahlz mar nuneral deirereneres
and low vilzmln/hlgh rarbairydraie dien can rnrpair
healin. nus, a well~mulchzd pic garden, and a welie
seieeied inlmduclmn oi iree iruris (gnaw, eiirus
gelllnlly, vine iruia, and a palyeuirure ai rnindr lruils
and nuial gully erienda and buiiers lire diel Tne
adduiran of (m parnruiarl 1m: and "on lo rnuisned
sells, and paindic crsla oi leal morn! eisuen mimls
server bu eiirninabe pmbkm due in Ismflzd diels and
lupliiy alkaline sells Evm an high islands, sails an be
devaid nl, ornaye, very irrnriad men] reels, and mile
may need m elernenrs

Almost every island group hu unique plan and
annual apeslee, seine 013ml yalue diresriy, diners ei
vaiueln uraruwyexiei and dermrsrraie MW larrnrand
bduviuun Such stamps as land rrabs (derived irorn
ghoul cubi, snore erabs, and irerrnu cubs) dn speerai
work as mine snredders, scavnlgevs, Ilrvnl rnseei
eaiers, and may iarrn a yaiued load resourse Clint
lamises are abo ereelieni scavengers ol ialien inn-s.
and keep glasses hdaw palms nnl!y»tnmmrd. wniie
pulling on a mniidelabl: annual gmwlh. Marine
igums, gum lizards line Xanadu dngonl, Highness
or specialised birds, and rare plum and anrrnal
survrvors bl bider land masses are nor only mmmnn
but usual on ism-ids, All need earelui preseryaiian and
messinenl iar lberr speeial values, and many pnmde
useful iunenons XII polymllum

AI low ride leyen the usual lrdes irl abbur i m
yanadenl araiis may airman dauble ibeir 'dry" area, il
ls inus poisible m rnudily lagoon and reel idr bener

 

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