It’s Hurricane Preparedness Week, and communities aren't ready for both coronavirus and a disaster
- Written by Mark Abkowitz, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies, Vanderbilt University
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Hurricane season is only weeks away, and many communities are only now considering how to handle a large-scale disaster on top of the coronavirus pandemic.
Forecasters are warning of a more active than usual Atlantic hurricane season, which...