Are taller beachfront buildings more or less succeptible to damage during hurricanes?
598257
I don't think height alone makes much difference.  Construction style and materials is a much bigger issue.  But between two buildings which are identical in every way except height, I would the taller one is more succeptible to collapse because its center of mass is higher.
973659
Depends on the type of building. Great chart at:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallest_building
80711
I lived there five years, and I don't remember a single one. I hear that higher elevation deters tornado formation. Once, a hurricane plowed through the whole state and did some damage to Boone and the surrounding area, so maybe that counts.
978652
1. Water temp of at least 80 degrees\n2. Low level inflow with deep moisture\n3. Good upper level outflow\n4. Weak vertical wind sheer\n5. At least 6 or 8 degrees away from equator (Coriolis force)\n\nI don't understand why stronger would have fewer deaths.  But faster moving storms have fewer deaths because they don't have a chance to build the seas to a point of being "fully arisen."  You don't get the massive storm surge with a fast moving storm.  The rain shield on a fast moving storm doesn't have a chance to dump flooding rain inland.
963723
Architecture has progressed alot. Before, we used to live in houses that fell down easily everything used to be made out of stuff that would fall down from a small hurricane....and we have buildings that are super tall yet can stand up from a hurricane and can now withstand fire (special ceramics for that) electricity too, helped make this come true.
28441
It depends on how big the hurricane is and how stable your house was.
28569
Quite honestly, I'm getting tired of my tax dollars going to rebuild private homes and properties that shouldn't have been built in the first place.  How many times are we going to have to pay to rebuild hurricane damaged homes along the Florida or Carolina coast, just so some rich guys can have beachfront homes?  \n\nThe city of New Orleans does have some historical significance, and it would be a shame for it to go away altogether, but I think that it is quite clear that the areas of the city that are below sea level should not be rebuilt. Knock down the levees and dams, and let that area go back to nature, then rebuild on the high ground around it.  In 5 or 10 or 20 years, there will be another hurricane. Plan for the worst so the damage and loss of life will not be so bad next time.
37827
No, they are far more powerful than we are currently.\n\nI have started a Weather Blog in Yahoo 360 which has a 'live link' that is marvelous showing the entire hurricane area of the USA and Carribean.\n\nYou will find it especially valuable when hurricane season starts, but it is impressive right now.\n\nGo to the blog and then look at Blog Roll URLs on the left near the bottom.\n\nMuch other useful weather information there and to come.\n\nhttp://360.yahoo.com/ki_te_moana
1081932
First off, Cocoa Beach has claim to some serious surf cred, regardless of the size of the waves. It's where Kelly Slater, 7-time world surfing champion, grew up and learned to surf. \n\nBut in the middle of summer, the waves are usually on the small side. Here's the Surfline surf report for today:\n\n"1-2 ft - ankle to knee high with occasional 3 ft. and poor+ conditions."\n\nJust wait until hurricane season gets going though...
360177
The levees did not need any money to protect New Orleans. They were only built to handle a specific catafgeoty of hurricane, and Katrina was greater than that to which the levees were built.\n\nThe question now is: Will the levees be rebuilt to handle the highest category hurricane, or will they simply be rebuilt to sub-par standards?
1072581
Yup. Live in the FLorida Panhandle. Rode out Erin, Opal, Dennis and Ivan.....\nI'm on the highest ground for 30 miles and live in a house that has only received minor damage since it's construction pre-WWII\nTo me, hurricanes are like Camping, just with better beds and worse Ventilation<G>...\nFrith,\nPat
778146
Nothing!  Seismic Waves are caused by earthquakes not hurricanes.  A good transmit means certain substance aid wave movement and others hinder wave movement,\nHurricanes cause high wind, spawn tornadoes, cause flooding from heavy rain and tidal surges and usually effect large areas.
333143
By "accure" do you mean "accrue"?  Well, hurricanes do increase in size (accrue) but only over moist, warm areas.  This increases wind speed and overall area (also why most hurricanes grow over warm oceans and occur near the Equator).
44488
C.N Tower is not the tallest building in the world.  It is the tallest freestanding structure though.
524769
Hurricanes cause more damage because they are larger and last longer. Twisters (tornadoes) cause devistation and destruction in a small area with little warning.
199333
It's part of the design. Don't worry about hitting by lightning where there are storms. Because lightning hit the highest peak of the terrain.\nI'll give you an example to clarify it. If you're walking in the rice field with your umbrella, you are likely to be hit because you are the highest peak compare to your surrounding. But if you're walking in a forest, you are not likely to be hit because there are trees much higher/taller than you.
183743
No straight answer to this one. It depends 'exactly' what you define as a building, and whether you count masts and aerials that are on the top blah blah blah.\nHave a look here though for more information::