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Coastal Hazards: Hurricanes

Coastal Hazards: Hurricanes. Homework Questions. Would you live in an area at risk for hurricanes? If so, where? What level of risk from hurricanes is acceptable to you? (How would you know if the risk was assessed accurately?)

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Coastal Hazards: Hurricanes

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  1. Coastal Hazards:Hurricanes

  2. Homework Questions • Would you live in an area at risk for hurricanes? If so, where? • What level of risk from hurricanes is acceptable to you? (How would you know if the risk was assessed accurately?) • What should be done by people and communities in hurricane prone areas to prepare for the hazard and prevent catastrophe?

  3. Questions to Consider • What factors influence the impact of hurricanes? • How do coastal hazards vary from place to place? Why? • The five fundamental concepts from Ch. 1

  4. The Coast • Over 50% of the Earth’s people live within 50 miles of a coast! • Typically susceptible to flooding • Impact of flooding • property damage • loss of life • saltwater intrusion

  5. Hurricanes

  6. Hurricane Impact • High winds • Heavy rain • Storm surge

  7. HurricaneHazard

  8. Hurricane Forecast

  9. Coastal Preparation • Inundation simulation • Coastal zoning • Structural adjustments • Insurance • Barriers to flooding

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