Hurricanes pose a danger to life and property.
Hurricane Fran caused six deaths and scores of millions of dollars in damage when it hit North Carolina last night. The large areas affected by these storms paralyze communities, disrupt services, and leave isolated individuals in need of food, clean water, and electricity. The group will decide before the first presentation whether this will be a research or PAC project. Plenty of nasty stuff is stored there and needs to be cleaned up. There has been serious criticism of the clean-up.