Boat owners from Maine to Texas have reason to become edgy in the late summer
and fall: Each year, on average, two hurricanes will come ashore somewhere
along the Gulf or Atlantic coasts, destroying homes, sinking boats, and turning
people’s lives topsy turvy for weeks, or even months. This year, who
knows? Florida is struck most often, but every coastal state is a potential
target.
Experts predict that in the next 20 years there will be much more hurricane
activity than has been seen in the past 20 years. Experts also fear that after
a number of storm-free years, people in some of the vulnerable areas will be
less wary of a storm’s potential fury. But to residents of Charleston,
South Carolina, crippled by Hugo in 1989, and people in Dade County, Florida,
ravaged by Andrew in 1993, the hurricane threat won’t soon be forgotten.
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