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Adaptation: hurricanes & floods

Adaptation: hurricanes & floods

How to build resilience in a world of stronger storms.

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Patrick O'Hearn
Jan 16, 2025
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Point of order: I refer to tropical storms as hurricanes but they are the same as typhoons and cyclones. The difference is where the storm occurs. Here is a useful map delineating how locations determine storm names.

Hurricane vs Typhoon Images
Source: American Red Cross

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