Getting closer to the Leeward Islands, hurricane Irma has reached maximum capacity. On Tuesday morning the national center for monitoring hurricanes have assigned it to the 5th category on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
As of today, Irma strongest storm in the Atlantic basin since Wilma in 2005-m to year, and it is a direct threat to countries in the Caribbean and Southeast USA.
In Puerto Rico, the U.S. virgin Islands and Florida has already imposed a state of emergency.
It is expected that in the period from Tuesday night to Wednesday element will sweep in close proximity to the virgin Islands, Guadalupe, and Puerto Rico, having a devastating impact on the regions concerned.
Since the trajectory of Irma directed towards the coast of the USA and the Florida Keys will start the forced evacuation, and on Friday in the state are mobilizing 7 thousand members of the national guard.
According to preliminary forecasts of Accuweather as it approaches Florida the hurricane weakened to 3rd category.
The International Space Station»s external cameras captured a dramatic view of Hurricane Irma as it moved across the Atlantic Ocean Sept. 5. pic.twitter.com/mc61pt2G8O
— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) October 5, 2017
A natural disaster of this scale will bring problems such as destructive winds, flooding ocean, catastrophic precipitation, floods and power outages.
People living in the risk zone and its neighbouring regions should prepare for a natural disaster now. To do it properly and not to miss important nuances that will help the 6 key recommendations of the experts.
Note that for the Irma should another cyclone — Jose. At the moment it is classified as a tropical storm and is located near Islands Cape Verde (ibid., birthplace Irma).
