Hurricane Awareness and Preparedness By Kaye Towne Kaye Towne

Hurricane Awareness and Preparedness
By Kaye Towne
Kaye Towne
Kaye Towne
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Historian, Historical Research, Writer and Mother. I have been actively studying, researching and writing about ancient world history for over 25 years. I have written ... ...


In 2008 the mountain town of Ruidoso, North East of the White Sands Missile Range, never expected to get hit by a storm that was a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico just a couple days before. This is the town were Smokey The Bear had been rescued from one of the worst wild fires ever. Their biggest worry usually is forest fire.

I watched T.V. as Hurricane Dolly traveled from the Gulf of Mexico all the way to the mountains just east of where I live in New Mexico. In a matter of just a few hours Dolly dumped so much rain on Ruidoso, the river running through the middle of the town flooded with no warning. It took out bridges, camp grounds and trailer parks. People camping in the local camp grounds were awakened in the middle of the night and told to grab what they could and start climbing up the side of the mountain. They literally had to run for their lives in the middle of the night. The bridges and roads were washed out and they were stranded for days clinging to the side of the mountain waiting for rescuers to be able to get to them.

In 1989 Hurricane Hugo came far enough inland that it hit North Carolina at almost full force. My friend lived there at the time and their town was with out power for 30 days. Luckily they had a community generator that the town members took turns using 2 hours a day for each family, to keep their food supplies from spoiling.

Hurricanes and Cyclones are the result of warm ocean water and low pressure systems. The warmer the ocean the more likely a hurricane will occur. Hurricanes help cool the tropical regions and warm the cooler regions of the Earth, therefore they are not going away they are part of our natural warming and cooling process. The more the Global Warming Earth experiences the more frequent hurricanes will become as well as stronger.

In the last few years we have seen Hurricanes increase in their intensity and severity, this is due to Global Warming. As the Earth gets warmer the oceans get warmer which produces more hurricanes and builds their strength. Public awareness is becoming more important due to the changes in the Earths climate.

I'm sure we all remember Andrew, Sumatra and of course Katrina. These hurricanes caused massive destruction and it has taken years for the people and governments to recover. In some cases people were with out food or water for weeks and in some cases months. None of these people were prepared for a natural disaster. Please don't wait until its too late to prepare for a natural disaster in your area. Find out what you need to do to prepare and to survive for several days on your own.

How to prepare for a Hurricane/Cyclone

Inventory you home (take pictures if possible) Free form at iii.org, Store this information someplace other than your own home, a friend or families home.

Have a plan, Know where you will go, IE: Hotel, Shelter or friends/families house (keep a map in your car) Be prepared to alter you route for road closures.

Here is a sample list;

* Sleeping bags/blankets and Pillows
* Battery operated Radios, Lighting and Extra Batteries
* First Aid Kits
* Food Supplies (dry or canned goods, can opener, plates cups ect.) enough for 3 days for each person.
* Fresh Water Supplies, or a portable water filter system (enough for 3-7 days per person)
* Medical Prescriptions, a 1 month supply (store in waterproof container or ziplock bags)
* Important Documents, IE, Drivers licenses, Birth Certs, Soc Sec Cards, Insurance Policies, Ect. (also store in water proof container or ziplock bags)

If we learn to focus and apply resources that are naturally available to us we can not only live better but survive just about any thing that should come our way. We need to learn to do things as our great grandparents and grandparents did. We all know they survived depressions, dust storms, hurricanes, tornadoes and much much more.

Hurricane Preparedness Week for 2009 is from May 24th through May 30th. The goal is to inform the public about the hazards of hurricanes and show what ACTIONS should be taken.

Kaye Towne; Historian, Historical Researcher and Writer.

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