Windows being boarded up. Supplies selling out at hardware and grocery stores. Interstates and back roads packed with cars.
That’s what happens when people hear a dangerous tropical storm is forming in the Atlantic, endangering the eastern or gulf shores of the United States.
While hurricanes may hit at any time, certain times of the year generate the most storms. June 1 issues in the beginning of the 2010 hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean.
The season of 2009 was a mild one for the United States. Only Hurricane Ida and Tropical Storm Claudette came ashore.
The year 2010 could be very different. Early predictions are that more hurricanes and tropical storms will come ashore.
The position of El Nino, a climatic fluctuation, is important in these determinations. El Nino produces warm Pacific waters and upper wind levels that do not favor hurricane formation. El Nino’s position off the coast of South America cooled waters in the Atlantic in 2009 which also inhibited hurricanes.
The current El Nino is expected to dissipate by the 2010 season, possibly causing the waters of the Atlantic to warm, which would increase the possibility of storms.
Scientists from the Colorado State University’s Tropical Meteorology Project, in an early forecast, have indicated a warm sea surface in the North Atlantic during 2010. It’s not good news.
Due to improved tracking of storms and their projected paths, the U.S. National Hurricane Center will be able to announce storm watches and warnings 12 hours earlier than last year. This will give residents in coastal areas more time to evacuate.
Remember that if a hurricane is forecast and you are asked to evacuate, leaving the area is the only safe plan.
Are you prepared?
Many businesses are not.
Everyone thinks it cannot happen to them. But recent years have shown just how quickly things can change.
Look at Nashville under many feet of water, all the tornadoes appearing lately, or Galveston and New Orleans in recent years. It couldn’t happen to them either, could it?
What will happen if one of these disasters hits your areas and your critical data is lost? Can you recover? Is it backed up, and offsite? And how quickly can you recover.
Did you know that over 60% of businesses that lose their critical data never recover and close within 6 months?
Do you test your backups? Most of the companies we come across don’t test them until they need them, only to find it is too late and they don’t work.
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