You have to think of quite a few things when considering returning to a hurricane-damaged area. The two biggest are most likely your safety and your psyche.
You will need to know that it is safe to return to an area before you do so. That is an obvious. The question is how do you know [...]

Too many people learn a lesson about flood insurance the hard way. The morning after a hurricane blows through and their home has sustained water damage, they discover that their homeowner’s insurance policy does not cover damage inflicted by flooding. Many times people who thought they were too high up or too far inland to [...]

If you have pets, an approaching hurricane means you have a whole other set of preparedness responsibilities than your non-pet owning friends and neighbors. Just as you make provisions for the safety and security of your human family, you must do the same thing for your four legged family members. Keeping your pet safe during [...]

There is much history in naming of tropical storms.  Until late in the 1940s, hurricanes were not officially named as hurricane forecasting was still in its infancy.  Only the most severe of hurricanes were given names, and they were often named for the place they did the most damage.  United States meteorologists working in the [...]

Tracking maps are one useful way to keep track of the direction of a hurricane. The use of these maps helps a person to know when and when not to enter an area.
These maps can be found in a variety of ways. One of the best ways to find them today is by using the [...]

It’s an unfortunate name: Uranus.  If you haven’t thought about it lately, ask your son or daughter’s fifth grade teacher if you can sit in on their unit on the Solar System and you won’t be able to forget for weeks afterward just how unfortunate this planet’s name really is. 
As English speakers, we cannot imagine [...]

When a hurricane is brewing off the coast, you know that there is a good chance that at some point it will make landfall and you will have to deal with whatever nature is going to dish out. Granted, sometimes a storm will simply dissipate before it comes ashore, while at other times it will [...]

Part of preparing for and reacting to a disaster is to know the terms used to describe that disaster. In the case of a hurricane or possible hurricane activity there are some terms you will need to be aware of.
Knowing the terms related to a hurricane disaster can help keep you alert during the time [...]

The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina was a wake-up call to many long time coastal residents who had become complacent about dealing with tropical disturbances. It also struck fear into the heart of new coastal dwellers about dealing with these frightening displays of nature’s power. The lesson we can best learn from Hurricane Katrina, however, [...]

Hurricanes can be traumatic events for everyone involved, including pets. Just as adults and children alike may be a little worse for the wear after experiencing a hurricane, your household pets may also be jumpy right after the storm and at the first sound of an approaching storm in the future. You can help your [...]