GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially started on June 1, 2021. Are you and your family prepared?
In this series of Science by the Slice, a podcast by the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (PIE Center), hear from hurricane preparedness experts Craig Fugate, former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Kurtis Gurley, professor and director in the UF Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) and Angie Lindsey, assistant professor in UF’s Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences (FYCS) and Florida point of contact for the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN).
“As we go through this hurricane season, we always hope to avoid the storms,” Fugate said. “We can always rebuild, but we cannot replace you. Take steps now to protect you and your family.”
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–UF/IFAS