Hurricane Dorian, 1 of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, ravaged the Bahamas. Here's how recovery is coming along:
Let’s review the concept of vulnerability. In an event like Hurricane Dorian or Hurricane Katrina, everyone is “exposed” to the storm, but some people and infrastructure are more “sensitive” to the event. Those same people likely have less “adaptive capacity” or resiliency after the event so are more vulnerable.Disasters are not “natural events”; they are long-term processes of accumulated risk and impact. Yes, nature shows its unyielding force through earthquakes and tsunamis.
the Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line's Bahamas Relief Cruise, carrying volunteers and aid before leaving the Port of Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, Florida, for the Bahamas on September 16, 2019. - Tropical storm Humberto gained strength on September 15 and was expected to return to hurricane force by evening, but its track now puts it far from the Bahamas and the US coast, the US National Hurricane Center said.
Devastating and heartbreaking but the people are hopeful and determined to stay and rebuild....The roads were cleared of debris, but there was still plenty left that had not yet been touched. Just about everything is gone. The need is still so great. The people were wonderful. We went there with Big Dog Ranch Rescue, The non-profit has been going there with other animal rescues to help find, reunite and/or adopt dogs that survived.
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