How rural areas like Florida's Panhandle can become more hurricane-ready
- Written by Eren Erman Ozguven, Assistant Professor of FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, affiliate of Institute for Successful Longevity, Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy and Center for Advanced Power Systems, Florida State University
Rescue personnel search through debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Florida, on Oct. 11, 2018.
AP Photo/Gerald HerbertWhen Hurricane Michael roared onto northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast in October 2018, its 160 mile-per-hour winds made it the strongest storm ever to hit the region. It was only the fourth Category 5...
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