The US Weather Service Current Weather Warnings can be seen
in the AccuWeather website or
the Weather Channel website. The map below shows currently weather warnings in particular in the south and east of the US.
Being informed with extreme weather events is the best strategy to be safe and
prepare accordingly.
A new interactive extreme weather map shows weather-related disasters in the United States over the last five years and tells the stories of the people and communities who have endured some of those disasters and other extreme weather events. It is
obvious a few areas get hit again and again…
These days most institutions have a twitter feed you can
follow so you are alerted the moment a watch or warning is in effect.
Ms. Garcia-Garcia, I have had this conversation with a few other people I know, and it always comes to the same question. Why do people stay in a place that is constantly being threatened by natural hazards? I understand nowhere is particularly safe (unless you know of a place that is, please let me know in a response), but some are clearly better choices than others right?
ReplyDeleteGreat reflection, Daniel. I think our perception of 'risk' varies and in general people deal with what they can see/touch and is important to them right away, dont particularly worry much about the future, even if an event is very likely to happen to them...also, there is a lot of people in the world...more than 8 Billion... and one of the most challenging problems in the future is migration of populations from the coast for example or from places with war or drought/lack of food because the climate is changing.... I also think there is a lack of education in certain areas so people just dont know about the risks....
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