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Article: Weather safety: making weather emergency preparations.
- Article from:
- Camping Magazine
- Article date:
- July 1, 1997
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1997 American Camping Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Summer is a times for swimming, archery, and horseback riding, but it is also a time of severe weather. Anyone living or working in an area that has the potential for severe weather should know what to do before, as well as during, a weather emergency. Storms share several things in common, such as strong winds, heavy precipitation, and the possibility of destruction. However, each is different; it is best to know what to do in all weather situations.
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