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The Biggest Lesson Is That Nature Always Wins
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So, post-Irma, has Florida learned anything about how to prepare for big storms? The problems exposed by this one include the poor state of the power grid -- the impact on the Miami area from the storm should not have taken the power down as long as it did -- as well as the miserable state of evacuation procedures, the lack of planning to help seniors, and the failure of many to recognize that the storm surge is as bad or worse than the wind impact. The good thing is that post-Andrew building codes led to less structural damage. Think things will be handled better in the next storm? Because there will be a next storm. It's Florida. And the next one may be worse. (Miami Herald)
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