Hurricanes are strange things.
They are simultaneously predictable enough that we can watch them for days as they advance, yet violent and massive enough that the chaotic nature (pun) of their strengthening, ebbing, and direction makes them hard to manage. But one thing is for certain: because of their strength and unrelenting nature, finding hours or even days to prepare for them can mean the difference between preparation and catastrophe.
And that, dear reader, brings us to today’s good thing.
Hurricanes are deadly and destructive by definition. At minimum, they bring sustained winds of 74 mph or more. But the wind is only the beginning. Hurricanes bring storm surge, flooding, landslides, destroyed roads, power outages, and evacuations. They can turn ordinary infrastructure into a liability and entire communities into emergency zones.
