| Abstract: | Hurricanes bring destructive winds, storm surge, torrential rain, flooding, and tornadoes. A single storm can wreak havoc on coastal and inland communities and on natural areas over thousands of square miles.
In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma demonstrated the devastation that hurricanes can inflict and the importance of hurricane hazards research and preparedness.
More than half of the U.S. population lives within 50 miles of a coast, and this number is increasing. Many of these areas, especially the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, will be in the direct path of future hurricanes. Hawaii is also vulnerable to hurricanes. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 73823 |
| Citation Author: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
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| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | USGS Science Helps Build Safer Communities |
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| Citation Month: | Oct |
| Citation No Pagination: | N |
| Citation Number Of Pages: | 2 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 2 p. |
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| Citation Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 2005-3121 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Hurricane Hazards - A National Threat; 2005; FS; 2005-3121; USGS Science Helps Build Safer Communities; Geological Survey (U.S.) |
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| Citation Year: | 2005 |
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| Text: | Hurricane Hazards - A National Threat; 2005; FS; 2005-3121; USGS Science Helps Build Safer Communities; Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (RELATED WORK): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/hazards.html |
| Date Other: | Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
