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Tropical Cyclone Hazards in the USA
Author(s) -
Senkbeil Jason C.,
Brommer David M.,
Comstock Ian J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
geography compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.587
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 1749-8198
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2011.00439.x
Subject(s) - tropical cyclone , hazard , cyclone (programming language) , tropical cyclone scales , geography , storm surge , natural hazard , tornado , population , storm , meteorology , environmental resource management , environmental planning , environmental science , engineering , sociology , chemistry , demography , organic chemistry , field programmable gate array , embedded system
Coastal development, population, and hurricane activity are all projected to increase in the near future. Thus, the USA has a tropical cyclone problem that requires interdisciplinary solutions from physical and social scientists. In this article, we review topics that summarize the current state of hurricane hazards in the USA. A review of meteorological hurricane hazard literature is broken into sections discussing wind and water hazards associated with land‐falling tropical cyclones. This section is followed by a review of societal impact literature such as mortality and morbidity, hazard perception, communication, evacuation, and risk. Ideas are presented which introduce suggestions on how to possibly change processes and promote cross‐dialog that may alleviate both the physical and societal impacts of tropical cyclones in the USA.