Wednesday, February 20, 2013

America isn't ready for super storms | Redux

America isn't ready for super storms

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On CNN TV: Superstorms are a new breed of weather that put lives and cities in the eye of their fury. Are we ready for the next one? Watch CNN's "The Coming Storms" on Sunday, January 6, at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET. Stephen Flynn is founding co-director of the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security and a professor of political science at Northeastern University. (CNN) -- Major storms are always dangerous. Superstorm Sandy left 132 Americans dead, damaged and destroyed tens of thousands of homes, left millions without power, and crippled the largest metropolitan area in the United States. The massive human and economic toll of this disaster came just seven years after Hurricane Katrina. It marked only the latest in a spate of deadly and destructive weather events, including the May 2011 tornado that leveled much of Joplin, Missouri.

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-0.258555"a crisis is a terrible thing to waste," catastrophic disasters like Superstorm Sandy should be seen as teachable moments to better prepare the general public and elected officials for what is inevitable: the next storm. ...
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Stephen Flynn

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  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
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Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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Country: United States

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