Are you prepared to protect your family and home before hurricane season hits? Will you be able to bounce back swiftly? Today’s guest is Ken Graham from the National Hurricane Center in Miami, and he has plenty of tips to stay safe.

Leslie Chapman-Henderson from Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) talks to Ken about the science, public policy, and practice of being better prepared for hurricanes.

Topics:

● Rising Water Evacuation: Why and when Ken decided to become a meteorologist

● Disaster Resilience: Bouncing back to recover quickly from a hurricane is possible

● Science: Meteorological breakthrough with track forecast and ability to narrow errors

● Public Policy: Best practices to be resilient by knowing who and when to evacuate

● Practice: Risk communication, perception, decision-making, and other human factors

● Tech Tools: People flee storms, but hurricane hunters use technology to collect data

● Preparation: Positive impact due to COVID-19 pandemic

Are you prepared to protect your family and home before hurricane season hits? Will you be able to bounce back swiftly?