Format: Fact Sheet or Brochure
Year: 2010
Authors: Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program
Affiliate Organizations: University of Oklahoma, Louisiana State University
The United States Gulf Coast is one of the most susceptible regions to the hazards of hurricanes, namely high wind and flooding due to storm surge. Further inland a hurricane and its remnants can produce excessive rainfall, the threat of tornadoes, and cause various other impacts to infrastructure, transportation, and commerce.