Urgent Need For Accurate Hurricane Forecasts

By The Associated Press

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Published: Mon, May 12, 2008 - 3:38 pm

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The director of the National
Hurricane Center says the rapid pace of development along
hurricane-prone coasts is adding a new level of urgency for
forecasters.
Recent studies show most coastal growth in the U.S. is occurring
along the shores from Texas to North Carolina, where hurricanes
typically do the most damage.
Bill Read (REED') says rapid coastal growth has put pressure on
communities to develop more shelter options, rather than turn
solely to mass evacuations, which can be dangerous even without a
storm.
Those who shelter locally could more easily return home if the
storm were to change direction, leaving less work for emergency
managers and freeing up the roads for first-responders.
Read was at the 22nd Annual Governor's Hurricane Conference in
Fort Lauderdale today.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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