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If you shelter in place during a disaster, be ready for challenges after the storm

  • Written by Ali Mostafavi, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University
If you shelter in place during a disaster, be ready for challenges after the stormHomes surrounded by water from the flooded Brazos River in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Freeport, Texas, Sept. 1, 2017.AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

Americans prepare for natural disasters in many ways, from obtaining flood insurance to identifying evacuation routes. But many people fail to take key steps.

I conducted a research survey in Harris...

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