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Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods – whatever your local risk, here's how to be more weather-ready

  • Written by Erik Salna, Associate Director of Education and Outreach, Extreme Events Institute, Florida International University
Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods – whatever your local risk, here's how to be more weather-readyMark Poindexter puts a tarp on the damaged roof of his home in Gulf Breeze, Louisiana, on Aug. 29, 2020, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

The approach of summer in the U.S. means that it’s time to be ready for hurricanes and wildfires. The incidence of weather and climate disasters is increasing in the U.S., a trend...

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