Hurricane season 2016 predictions: Will the hurricane ‘drought’ end for US?

By Associated Engineering Press

Could this be the year?

The year the “hurricane drought”€ ends for the U.S.?

The year the double red flags are dusted off, the plywood hammered over the windows and the evacuation routes clogged?

Hurricane season begins Wednesday. It has been more than a decade since a major hurricane (Category 3 or stronger storm) struck the United States. The last one was Hurricane Wilma in 2005.

There have been 26 major Atlantic hurricanes in the 10 years since. All managed to miss hitting the 3,700 miles of U.S. coastline that ring the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.

So is the U.S. due for a big hit?

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,200 students and more than 170 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.

Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Posted on: June 2, 2016    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features: