US disaster protection is not up to scratch in the states which are most vulnerable to hurricanes

The destruction wrought by 2017's hurricane season has exposed that the southern US is still very vulnerable to such natural hazards. In new research, Alejandro Quiroz Flores examines disaster preparedness across many countries, including the US. He finds that while even autocracies are able to protect their populations, the US still has a poor record on preparedness. Hurricanes are often ...