The Hurricane Top-Ten List

Ever want to move to an area that does not have a high frequency of hurricanes? Be honest about it! No matter how much you like living in Florida, each time there's a hurricane aimed at our sunny shores, you give some thought to moving to Livingstone, Montana, don't you? I do.

Anyway, a bunch of university-types calling themselves the International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC) have made a list of the ten most vulnerable areas to huricane strikes. This list is based on a bunch of different criteria including historic storm frequency, storm intensity, levee/dike failure, storm surge, coastal erosion, island breaching, population at risk, and evacuation distance and routes.

Based on their research, here's the hurricane hot-list in order ...

1. New Orleans, LA
2. Lake Okeechobee, FL
3. Florida Keys
4. Coastal Mississippi
5. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL
6. Galvenston/Houston, TX
7. Cape Hatteras, NC
8. Eastern Long Island, NY
9. Wilmington, NC
10. Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL

Hmmm ... it's hard to disagree with any of those choices for a top ten. But I wonder if these guys ever heard of such hurricane-prone areas as Charleston, SC, or Mobile, AL? Seems to me like I remember some pretty big storms slamming into those areas.

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