I-SAN DIEGO - Njengoba iSiphepho uJimena sibheke e-Baja, futhi uSepthemba engenye yezinyanga ezisebenza kakhulu "Inkathi Yesiphepho" unyaka ngamunye, i-CSA Travel Protection yahlanganisa futhi inikeza amaqiniso angu-10 we-trivia yesiphepho sase-US.
1. Isiphepho sasezindaweni ezishisayo siba yisiphepho lapho imimoya ifinyelela kumakhilomitha angama-74 ngehora.
2. I-National Hurricane Centre yaqala ukuqamba iziphepho zasezindaweni ezishisayo ngo-1953.
3. Ukuqanjwa kwezivunguvungu ngama-alfabhethi, kushintshana amagama abesilisa nabesifazane, kwaqala ngo-1979.
4. E-United States, uSeptember uye waba neziphepho ezinkulu ngaphezu kwazo zonke ezinye izinyanga zihlangene.
5. Nokho, iziphepho ezinhlanu ezibhubhisa kakhulu azizange zenzeke ngo-September: Katrina (August 2005), Andrew (August 1992), Camille (August 1969), Audrey (June 1957) noHazel (October 1954).
6. Isizini yesiphepho sase-Atlantic yango-2005 kwakuyisizini yesiphepho sase-Atlantic esisebenza kakhulu emlandweni oqoshiwe, sibhidliza ngokuphindaphindiwe amarekhodi adlule.
7. Isiphepho uKatrina kwakuyisiphepho esibiza kakhulu emlandweni wase-US, sabiza imali elinganiselwa ezigidini eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-75 zamaRandi.
8. Iziphepho ezintathu ezabulala kakhulu emlandweni wase-US yilezi: Galveston, TX (1900) okubikwa ukuthi kwabulawa abantu abayizi-8,000; Lake Okeechobee, Fla. kanye noKatrina (1928) lapho kwashona khona abantu abayi-2,500 eLouisiana naseTexas.
9. Izivunguvungu ezintathu kuphela, eminyakeni eyikhulu edlule, eziye zahlasela njengesigaba 100: Florida Keys (5); UCamille (1935) eMississippi, eningizimu-mpumalanga yeLouisiana naseVirginia; kanye no-Andrew (1969) eningizimu-mpumalanga yeFlorida naseningizimu-mpumalanga yeLouisiana.
10. Isilinganiso sempilo yesiphepho izinsuku eziyisishiyagalolunye.
Iziphepho zigcwele izimanga, futhi ngenkathi ochwepheshe bebikezela umsebenzi oseduze-ojwayelekile
kulesi sikhathi sezishingishane, kukhona izinto ezingalungile ezingase zenzeke noma ngabe a
isiphepho asenzeki ohambweni. Ukulindela okungalindelekile - okunjalo
njengezimo eziphuthumayo zezokwelapha, ukubambezeleka kwendiza, ukwebiwa kobunikazi noma inhlekelele yemvelo
ekhaya ngaphambi kokuhamba - futhi ukumboza ngomshwalense wokuhamba kuzovikela
abahambi abavela ezimangalisweni. Abahambi bangathola okwengeziwe nge-CSA kanye nohambo
umshwalense ngokuxhumana ne-ejenti yabo yezokuvakasha.
