UNIVERSITAS PAMULANG An average hurricane releases as much energy as several atomic explosions. Its power output in a single minute could keep the United States in electricity for 50 years. The hurricane that struck Bangladesh in 1970 produced a tidal wave that killed 200,000 people. In 1900, in Galveston, Texas a hurricane created storm tides that swept 6,000 people to their deaths. (Source: Osborne, J. (2006). CAHSE on Target. California: University of California Press, p. 26) 1. The author's purpose of this paragraph is to 1 a b. persuade the reader that Texas and Bangladesh can be dangerous places to live compare the weather in Texas and Bangladesh present factual information about hurricanes d. entertain the reader with a story about hurricanes 2. The author's tone can best be described as 210 humorous b. straightforward sarcastic d. frustrated E​