Hurricane season – the most nervous time for the Americans living on the coast.
This period lasts from 1 June to 30 November, although storms can occur outside of these dates. Although the number of hurricanes reaching U.S. shores, varies from year to year as their strength in one powerful storm to destroy hundreds of thousands of homes and cause damage in tens of billions of dollars.
Three elements of hurricanes — wind, rain, and storm surge — make them so destructive.
24/7 Wall St. analyzed the number of homes at risk and the estimated cost of construction required to replace these homes.
Thus were compiled the TOP 10 citiesmost vulnerable to hurricanes, based on the damage that a storm can inflict.
As the population of many coastal areas is increasing, and coastline continue to be built, the risk of destruction caused by the storm surge increases.
Here are the TOP 10 cities where a hurricane can bring more destruction.
Miami (Florida)
- the number of homes at risk during a hurricane: 791 775
- the cost of reconstruction of objects of real estate: $157,7 billion
- the recent strong hurricane Andrew (1992)
New York (new York)
Hell of a fever. The postman from Arizona cooked a steak on the dashboard of his furgonov Phoenix (Arizona) so hot that the postal service had prepared the steak, just leaving it on the dashboard of their van. The temperature inside was about 128 degrees. He photographed the whole process …August 6, 2019, 19:00
- the number of homes at risk during a hurricane: 731 137
- the cost of reconstruction of objects of real estate: $is 283.3 billion
- the recent strong hurricane: hurricane sandy (2012)
Tampa (Florida)
- the number of homes at risk during a hurricane: 465 644
- the cost of reconstruction of objects of real estate: $84,1 billion
- the recent strong hurricane Charlie (2004)
New Orleans (Louisiana)
- the number of homes at risk during a hurricane: 399 403
- the cost of reconstruction of objects of real estate: $100.9 billion
- the recent strong hurricane: Katrina (2005)
Virginia beach (Virginia)
- the number of homes at risk during a hurricane: 391 365
- the cost of reconstruction of objects of real estate: $94.8 billion
- the recent strong hurricane: Matthew (2016)
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