Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC): An agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC's mission is to protect the public health and safety by controlling and preventing disease, injury, and disability. It does this by investigating disease outbreaks, tracking Americans' exposure to infectious diseases and toxic chemicals, and conducting regular studies of the diet and other habits of representative segments of the American population.
data: Facts or statistics collected for analysis, but not necessarily organized in a meaningful way. In the case of digital information (the type stored in a computer), these data are usually numbers stored in binary code, represented as a string of 0s and 1s.
element: Something that plays a role in a particular situation or event. Contributor.
HurricaneA tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and has wind speeds of 119 kilometers (74 miles) per hour or more. When such a storm occurs in the Pacific Ocean, it is called a typhoon.
Damage: (noun: impairment) To damage or weaken in some way.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: (or NOAA) A scientific agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Founded in 1807 under a different name (The Survey of the Coast), the agency focuses on understanding and protecting ocean resources, including fisheries, conserving marine mammals (from seals to whales), studying the ocean floor, and studying the upper atmosphere.
National Weather Service: An agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Founded in 1870, its current role is to collect weather, precipitation and climate data. It also issues 24-hour forecasts and warnings for the entire United States, focusing on indications of conditions that may threaten life or property.
online: (n.) On the Internet. (adj.) A term referring to something that can be found or accessed on the Internet.
danger: The chance or mathematical probability of something bad happening. For example, the risk of getting cancer from exposure to radiation. Or the danger, or harm itself. (For example: Among the cancer risks people faced were radiation and arsenic-contaminated drinking water..
tornadoA violently rotating column of air extending from the ground into the thunderstorm above.
weather: The state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time. Usually described by certain characteristics such as air pressure, humidity, water content, precipitation (rain, snow, ice), temperature, and wind speed. Weather is the actual conditions that occur anywhere and at any time. It differs from climate, which describes the conditions that tend to occur in a general area during certain months or seasons.
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