HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS

CITIES MOST SUSCEPTIBLE

• Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
• Morehead City, North Carolina
• Boca Raton, Florida
• Wilmington, North Carolina

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• NOAA Hurricane Center
• American Red Cross
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Responsibilities:
They build teams of volunteers who help around their community

How can individual families prepare for hurricanes:

1) Be sure to gather food and water, because a hurricane may last for a while.

2) Be sure you are well supplied with any prescription drugs that you or your family take on a regular basis.

3) Put all of your valuables into clear plastic bags or high off the floor. This should further insure that they stay dry in case of flooding.

How can coastal cities prepare for hurricanes

• Beware sea level rise
• Discuss retreat
• Consider ways to make retreat possible

RESOURCES

• http://www.floridadisaster.org/hrg/
• http://www.hurricanecity.com/rank.htm
• http://m.wikihow.com/Prepare-for-a-Hurricane
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/28/hurricane-sandy-lessons-superstorm...