ELI5- How did people survive hurricanes before you could predict them?
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Mostly, they built their houses in ways that could stand up to a hurricane. A lot of traditional east asian houses are essentially built on stilts. This allows typhoon floodwaters to pass underneath the house rather than through it.
If that wasn’t an option the locals would move away for the season. You only see typhoons and hurricanes in specific months so nomadic tribes would just pack up and leave.
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