GEOLOGY 220, FALL 2008 HOMEWORK #2

Due by 5 pm on Tuesday, October 14

PREPARING FOR A HURRICANE

Choose on coastal location along the south eastern United States or the US Gulf Coast. Please research how their preparation for a hurricane. You may choose a particular town or city or you may choose a county, but find out what information is provided to residents regarding preparation for a hurricane. What kind of advise do they give to the residents? Do they post evacuation routes and, if so, do they seem efficient and reasonable? How do they deal with residents who are not able to evacuate? What about pets? Do they recommend particular types of insurance? You will have many of your own questions as well.

Please write an article for the local/regional newspaper that would assist the residents of the area to be better prepared for any future storms. This should be 1-2 pages long and obviously should contain lots of facts.