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How about just evacuating the most vulnerable?

astrodust 9y ago
Some kind of classification system where people and/or households could be grouped together by urgency or sensitivity to calamities (e.g. diabetic, disabled, elderly) would make this process a lot more straightforward. If you're in group X you go at time Y, etc. Not that this would ever fly in Texas where if the government tells you to do something it's just them interfering in your life. Cuba has this down to a science. America has no clue what it's doing. The contrast is astounding.
- Godel_unicode 9y ago
  Hn: privacy is the most important thing, the government is making lists and out to get you. Also Hn: let's make a detailed enough list of the exact medical condition of every household in the country that we can evacuate everyone more than X vulnerable in a few days. Unrelated: you're aware Cuba has roughly the population of NYC, right?
  - astrodust 9y ago
    HN is an odd mix of politics, that's for sure. Cuba has a fairly large population and very limited resources which makes their system all the more impressive. Their system is worth studying, as if Cuba of all countries can do it, surely the US can: http://www.globalresearch.ca/a-lesson-for-the-us-cubas-response-to-hurricanes/5607334 http://www.globalresearch.ca/a-lesson-for-the-us-cubas-respo... > Cuba’s intersectoral preparedness and response to hurricanes, which include education, drilling and how the country’s relatively small civil defense force is deployed at provincial, municipal and local community levels when a storm is first detected. The US response seems to be ignoring the experts, blaming the victims, and trying to profit from the resulting mess. Though of course "can" in a technical sense and "can" in a political sense are worlds apart.
jofer 9y ago
If you publicize that, tons of other people evacuate, and the interstate system quickly becomes gridlocked. It's counter-intuitive, but every study and disaster plan for Houston has consistently called for shelter-in-place over calls for evacuation from an official source.
- flukus 9y ago
  Evacuation does not have to mean leaving the city either. Evacuating the most vulnerable to a safe area is more like a peak hour traffic problem.

Some kind of classification system where people and/or households could be grouped together by urgency or sensitivity to calamities (e.g. diabetic, disabled, elderly) would make this process a lot more straightforward. If you're in group X you go at time Y, etc. Not that this would ever fly in Texas where if the government tells you to do something it's just them interfering in your life. Cuba has this down to a science. America has no clue what it's doing. The contrast is astounding.

Godel_unicode 9y ago
Hn: privacy is the most important thing, the government is making lists and out to get you. Also Hn: let's make a detailed enough list of the exact medical condition of every household in the country that we can evacuate everyone more than X vulnerable in a few days. Unrelated: you're aware Cuba has roughly the population of NYC, right?
- astrodust 9y ago
  HN is an odd mix of politics, that's for sure. Cuba has a fairly large population and very limited resources which makes their system all the more impressive. Their system is worth studying, as if Cuba of all countries can do it, surely the US can: http://www.globalresearch.ca/a-lesson-for-the-us-cubas-response-to-hurricanes/5607334 http://www.globalresearch.ca/a-lesson-for-the-us-cubas-respo... > Cuba’s intersectoral preparedness and response to hurricanes, which include education, drilling and how the country’s relatively small civil defense force is deployed at provincial, municipal and local community levels when a storm is first detected. The US response seems to be ignoring the experts, blaming the victims, and trying to profit from the resulting mess. Though of course "can" in a technical sense and "can" in a political sense are worlds apart.

jofer 9y ago

If you publicize that, tons of other people evacuate, and the interstate system quickly becomes gridlocked. It's counter-intuitive, but every study and disaster plan for Houston has consistently called for shelter-in-place over calls for evacuation from an official source.

flukus 9y ago
Evacuation does not have to mean leaving the city either. Evacuating the most vulnerable to a safe area is more like a peak hour traffic problem.