2013-07-19

7/18/13

Hurricanes

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The Department of Homeland Security’s National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center (NISAC), jointly housed at Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories, studies how hurricanes and other disasters disrupt critical infrastructure such as roads, electricity, and water systems.

Hurricane season began 1 June and runs through 30 November. It generally peaks in August and September, notwithstanding Superstorm Sandy’s appearance late last October.

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