Lessons We Learned From Hurricane Ike

Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 Catastrophe Property

Sept.13 marks the fifth anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Ike on the Texas coast, a date for many that will live in infamy. Despite its Category 2 ranking when it hit, Ike caused more than $30 billion in damage and the lessons learned from it could be crucial ones for future preparedness, says a Texas A&M storm expert. John Nielsen-Gammon, a professor of atmosphere sciences who also serves as State Climatologist, says Ike was not your normal storm. It was far more powerful than many believed at the time.


External References & Further Reading
http://tamutimes.tamu.edu/2013/09/10/lessons-we-learned-from-hurricane-ike/
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