can be explained without invoking global warming. |
devastation along the Gulf Coast from Hurricane Katrina is like nothing I have witnessed before. |
Do you think we're going to be able to tell if it's going to clip the Chesapeake Bay or crash into Cape Cod? Nobody's going to be able to tell you where it's going to hit. Nobody. |
Don't just focus on the eye of the hurricane, |
Educating the public is our continuing mission. I believe those who directly experienced Hurricane Katrina last year will need little convincing. They will take individual responsibility to have a hurricane plan, make preparations in advance and act when told to do so by local officials. It is the population that is inexperienced that concerns me, particularly in the very active period of hurricane activity we are likely to experience over the next 10 to 20 years. |
Even a Category 2 or a Category 1 hurricane hitting the Florida Keys or the southwest coast of Florida can have big consequences there. |
Everybody is worried about these folks in temporary housing. |
Everything we see says (the season) is going to remain very active. |
Everything we see says this is still coming, |
For all practical purposes, [Rita] is already hitting. |
For the record, we're up to 28 storms. We always go back after a season and study the data. We want to be sure we get it right. |
From Maine to Cuba is a humongous difference in six hours. |
Homeowners in areas where previous hurricanes have damaged their property need to complete minor repairs before the next hurricane season. What seem like small items, a loose shingle for instance, will be weaknesses if another hurricane comes through, and could result in major damage if not repaired now. |
I can assure you that a strong Category 2, a possible Category 3, will have a major impact on our state of Florida, |
I can assure you that as bad as this was, New Orleans only experienced Category 1 conditions. |