Poll: Most coastal residents still not prepared for hurricanes as storm season arrives
Most people along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts haven’t made hurricane survival plans, despite pleas from emergency officials for residents to prepare before the season starts, according to a poll released Thursday.
The six-month Atlantic season starts Friday, and forecasters have predicted an above-average year: 13 to 17 named storms, with seven to 10 of them becoming hurricanes and three to five of those major one of at least Category 3 strength.
One forecaster said odds were high that a major hurricane would hit the U.S. this year.
Nevertheless, 53% of people surveyed in 18 Atlantic and Gulf Coast states say they don’t feel that they are vulnerable to a hurricane, or to related tornadoes and flooding, according to the Mason-Dixon poll. Eighty-eight percent said they had not taken any steps to fortify their homes.
La-de-da. Nanny state, take care of me. I don’t want any responsibility for my own inaction. La-de-da.
Fuckin’ idiots.