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| | FAO - COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE |
 | | Although, on average, the intensities of hurricanes have hardly changed during the past three decades, their frequency appears to be on the increase. |
 | | Tropical storms, hurricanes and ice storms can all affect forest resources, directly through the impact of high winds and ice, which destroy trees, or indirectly through flood damage or mud slides which affect forest health and growth. |
 | | Women also tend to stay in the home due to the cultural/religious practice of purdah, whereby a woman is discouraged from moving freely in public, and thus going to a cyclone shelter unaccompanied by her husband is a cultural barrier. |
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