Protecting Florida from the next major hurricane: Here are 5 ways to make communities safer ClaytonPark3
Make sure roofs are properly sealed
Under the roof covering, make sure your roof deck is sealed. That way, if the roof covering gets lifted,"you're not getting water intrusion" which can create five to seven times more damage, said Wright.More than half of the 4.5-square-mile Volusia County city of Holly Hill is within a 100-year floodplain. But there are measures the city has undertaken to reduce flooding.
Wes Morrison, mayor of the Brevard County city of Cape Canaveral, said even simple things can make a difference. His suggestion: allow parking on grass, rather than adding a paved parking lot.Dennis Smith, a professor and planner-in-residence in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Florida State University, recommends green solutions to minimize damage from hurricanes. They include restoring mangrove trees, reseeding oyster beds and reestablishing dunes.
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