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Showing posts with label hurricane season. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hurricane season. Show all posts
Monday, June 1, 2009
Georgia Gazette, Monday June 1, 2009
Join host Rickey Bevington tonight for Georgia Gazette. On tonight's show … The US Department of Justice rejects Georgia’s voter screening practices…the details. Plus, the push to reform immigration law... And what’s the likelihood Georgia’s coast will be hit with a hurricane this season? A history of tanning… why it’s come in and out of vogue over the years. These stories and your chance to win free parking at state parks tonight on Georgia Gazette at 6, 7 in Athens, re-broadcast at 11, hear our show any time at www.gpb.org/georgiagazette , and download a free podcast on iTunes.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Quiet hurricane season ends
Georgia and the U.S. coast went nearly untouched by hurricanes in this year’s Atlantic season, which ends today. But some fear the inactivity could spur complacency among Georgians for future hurricane preparedness.
14 named storms were recorded for the period between June and November. Government forecasters had predicted a range of 13-17. Six were hurricanes, but all struck elsewhere on the map, away from the U.S.
It has been a couple of years since the relentless pounding of storms the U.S. took in 2004 and ’05, including Hurricane Katrina. But with the recent quiet seasons, Ken Davis of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency says there could be concern for public apathy in preparedness.
"Particularly when nothing happens so to speak in any given hurricane season, but I think we’re so close on the heels of some very, super active seasons that I don’t think complacency has crept in just yet".
Davis says even with a quiet season in the Atlantic, there’s emergency planning going year-round. Next week GEMA has a hurricane planning session scheduled for Jesup.
14 named storms were recorded for the period between June and November. Government forecasters had predicted a range of 13-17. Six were hurricanes, but all struck elsewhere on the map, away from the U.S.
It has been a couple of years since the relentless pounding of storms the U.S. took in 2004 and ’05, including Hurricane Katrina. But with the recent quiet seasons, Ken Davis of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency says there could be concern for public apathy in preparedness.
"Particularly when nothing happens so to speak in any given hurricane season, but I think we’re so close on the heels of some very, super active seasons that I don’t think complacency has crept in just yet".
Davis says even with a quiet season in the Atlantic, there’s emergency planning going year-round. Next week GEMA has a hurricane planning session scheduled for Jesup.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Hurricane season underway; 5 major storms predicted
Ready or not, Friday, June 1st, marks the official start of the 2007 hurricane season, which runs through November 31st. Meteorologists say there could be up to five major hurricanes in the Atlantic and Gulf state regions this year.
But, a new poll by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research, says fifty three percent of people who live in those areas just aren't ready with either an evacuation or a survival plan.
That doesn’t surprise Buzz Weiss of Georgia's Emergency Management Agency.
"The last major evacuation we had on the coast was in 1999. Well that has gone from people's minds because that hurricane made landfall in No. Carolina, and they assume, well, it's not going to happen again."
Weiss says if you're determined to stay put rather than evacuate, there's something you should know. "There's a term we like to use – YO YO 72. You're on your own for 72 hours. And people need to be aware of that."
Weiss says at a minimum, all families should have an evacuation and a reunification plan as well as a five day supply of water, food and medicines.
You can find more information about hurricane evacuation plans where you live, by calling your local office of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency.
But, a new poll by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research, says fifty three percent of people who live in those areas just aren't ready with either an evacuation or a survival plan.
That doesn’t surprise Buzz Weiss of Georgia's Emergency Management Agency.
"The last major evacuation we had on the coast was in 1999. Well that has gone from people's minds because that hurricane made landfall in No. Carolina, and they assume, well, it's not going to happen again."
Weiss says if you're determined to stay put rather than evacuate, there's something you should know. "There's a term we like to use – YO YO 72. You're on your own for 72 hours. And people need to be aware of that."
Weiss says at a minimum, all families should have an evacuation and a reunification plan as well as a five day supply of water, food and medicines.
You can find more information about hurricane evacuation plans where you live, by calling your local office of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency.
Are coastal Georgians ready for hurricane season?
Tomorrow is the first day of hurricane season and a new poll says coastal Georgians may not be prepared to survive a hurricane. The Mason-Dixon poll says 88% of people surveyed in 18 Atlantic and Gulf Coast states said they haven’t taken any steps to fortify their homes. Forecasters expect 10 hurricanes this year with three to five expected to be major. Public safety officials tell residents to stockpile at least a three-day supply of bottled water, nonperishable food and medicine.
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