I have a science project and I need to find out why homeowners stay during hurricances
2006-09-27 09:33:58 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Having lived in NC and SC for the last 18 years I have been through about 15 hurricanes, including a couple of class threes. Did I try to leave during my first class three? Well yeah. But the traffic prevented me from leaving and then the storm came up on us faster than the weatherman said it would. So I was in the middle of a highway with three small children and no where to go but back home.
I had to skip the median to do that. I barely made it home before the bridge washed out, to find my home completely safe and dry.
In fact while large sections of town were on television with shots of people boating around tdowntown - we were at home safer than we were on the road the day before.
Because I had thirty gallons of clean water and MRIs to eat as well as regular canned stuff I wasn't too worried for ourselves.
The main concern is the desease and mosquitoes that pop up afterwards, when you're supposed to have already returned and expected to be back in school and work. That was when the asthma got bad, people broke out in sores from the pig waste that got in the waters and all kind of diseases were going nuts. you also had people who were being treated in an old school instead of the hospital because it took so long to get the road back that the doctors were being helicoptered in and out.
All of this was after the storm. That was when we really needed to leave, and as soon as I was able to , I loaded up my girls - called up a family member with an elevation map and had him talk me out of there.
After that, I decided that I'm not fooling with it unles it's class four or more.
2006-09-27 09:54:42 · answer #1 · answered by yardchicken2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some people who dont even KNOW what its like to go through a hurricane can say its stupid to stay, well they dont know that sometimes it could just be that the family doesnt have money to just pack up and go, paying for gas, hotels. and the other person is right, its like gambling. obviously there is a weather channel that tells u how strong the storm is and if they KNOW its really bad then they call a mandatory evacuation. no one remembers, but new orleans didnt flood BECAUSE of the hurricane.( meaning the strength) the levees broke AFTER the hurricane. there are MANY reasons people dont leave..it could just be that they dont mind if the electricity goes out which is a result from most storms, because they have food and water.
2006-09-27 16:41:02 · answer #2 · answered by scion_xb_girly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay, I live in Florida. And no, we are not stupid, and no we are not so materialistic that we care more about our things than the lives of our family members. We've been through so many hurricanes, and so few of them are severe. We have always "ridden out the storms" in the 13 years I've lived here. And only one was really frightening--Hurricane Charly. The fact is that once the storm is over, we need to go back to work. It's easier to clean up the mess if you're already here. The only way out of Daytona Beach is I-95 and you can be stuck for hours and even days trying to evacuate, so we often have very little choice. Unless you know many days in advance that a hurricane is definitely going to hit where you live, you can't really plan to evacuate--if you go and there's no storm, or it's very minor, you'll probably lose your job for not showing up to work!
2006-09-27 16:40:58 · answer #3 · answered by Barbara G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are many reason for staying.
1. They may not believe the storm will be as bad as forecast.
2. They may want to make sure their belongings are not stolen.
3. They may be potential thieves just waiting for a chance.
4. They may have a pet they don't want to leave.
5. Maybe they don't have anywhere to go or the money to get there.
6. Getting insurance in places where hurricanes are common would be very expensive, so probably many do not have any.
2006-09-27 16:50:03 · answer #4 · answered by 2hot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some home owners stay because they don't want to lose their house..even if they know it is dangerous. They still have a little hope..hoping it won't come. And people tend to do things when the reality is near...they don't really react fast. Also, they feel like they are protecting their house when they stay and house is everything to them.
2006-09-27 16:39:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They cannot afford to leave.
They don't have transportation to leave.
They don't believe a hurricane is coming-they have been told it is coming before and it didn't.
They have never been in one and don't know how bad it is-they don't understand the danger.
They want to defend their property.
They have been in one and it wasn't that bad.
They don't want to sit in traffic.
They have no where to go.
They are frail/old/incapacitated and can't leave on their own.
They want to stay with loved ones/friends who cannot/won't leave.
2006-09-27 16:39:15 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Because they don't know how dangerous it is to stay home when hurricanes hit the area.
2006-09-27 16:40:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I think its because they are odd but maybe they are curious to see what will happen they could be a scientist or they think they can just live through it because maybe they have before
2006-09-27 16:38:05 · answer #8 · answered by Jessrocks94 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some people think that they can beat the storm or maybe they don't have anywhere to go.. could be a milion different reasons..
2006-09-27 16:38:46 · answer #9 · answered by lilteacher18848 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi, im 14 and my social studies teacher was like because black folks are dum, they were too busy watchin BET instead of the news and i was like hell naww, i know he didnt just say that
2006-09-27 16:44:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋