Open AccessUSACE PREPARATION AND RESPONSE TO 2017 HURRICANES HARVEY, IRMA, AND MARIA
Author(s) -
Mary A. Cialone,
Jane McKee Smith,
Julie Dean Rosati,
Michael L. Follum,
Chris Massey,
Andrew Condon,
Robert Thomas
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v36.risk.83
Subject(s) - storm , tropical cyclone , environmental science , meteorology , landfall , climatology , geography , geology
The year 2017 was an extremely active hurricane season with five hurricanes that reached major hurricane strength (Category 3 or higher) on the United States (U.S) or the Caribbean coast. This paper focuses on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) preparation and response to the three most destructive events (Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria). Each of these storms posed unique challenges to the people and infrastructure in its path.