N.J. University: Are You Prepared For A Hurricane In 2016?

Hoboken, NJ - Are you prepared for a hurricane, New Jersey?

The 2016 hurricane and tropical-storm season officially began June 1, and a New Jersey university is reminding residents coastal residents take the proper precautions.

Hoboken-based Stevens Institute of Technology recently stated on its website that residents in hurricane-prone locations should prepare for the threat of storm surges of floods, draw up personal evacuation plans, prepare small disaster kits for travel and power outages and remain aware of emerging weather threats.

According to Stevens professor Alan Blumberg, director of the university's Davidson Laboratory, 75 percent of all U.S. deaths during hurricanes and tropical storms occur during rainwater-fed floods or very high ocean tides rising to flood coastal land known as a “storm surge.”

In addition, floods and surges have also cost billions in property damage, Blumberg stated.

"People talk about the wind, but with these storms, it's the water you really need to be wary of," Blumberg warned.

"Dangerous flooding and storm surges can happen in any month of the year," Blumberg said. "And more powerful and destructive storms are being created worldwide by the effects of climate change and sea level rise. The beaches of Long Island and the Jersey Shore and the streets of New York are particularly vulnerable. We need to be prepared."

GET READY FOR THE HURRICANE

Check out some hurricane prevention resources below:

• Hurricane Season 2016 Is Here: Are You Ready?
• 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season: How to Prepare
• Get Prepared For The Hurricane: Advice And Tips
• Hurricane Preparedness, Safety Tips from Emergency Officials

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