YES he did. He benefited from El Niño is the answer.
There are certain materials that prevent a building from falling in earthquakes and instead, wiggle back and forth.
<span>Subsidence at the periphery of a hurricane dries the air because it speeds evaporation. In other words, this phenomenon causes the moisture to be removed from the air at a more rapid rate than usual, leaving the air very dry. Subsidence can also occur at the eye of a hurricane! !
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