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- Typhoons are probably one of the most ... (разрушительные) happenings of nature.
- Western scientists are now investigating the ... (причины) of typhoons.
- They hope that their studies will enable them ... (предсказывать) the destructive phenomenon.
- They also believe that they'll be able to develop ways of ... (сокращение) the destructive effects of typhoons.
- At present, the ability to predict the time, place and size of typhoons is very ... (ограничена).
- The ... (эффекты) they produce are often most terrible.
- However, American scientists have made ... (значительный) progress in predicting areas in which typhoons may... (происходить).
- ... (исследования) will help engineers in designing and building ... (защитные) structures for areas that often ... (страдают) from typhoons.
- Thus, science has a great ... (созидательный) potential to defend our lives.
- Typhoons have ... (вызвали) the death of many people, much suffering and a great (повреждение) to property.
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