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Because human activities are error-prone, evacuations cause an increase in fatalities; so any evacuation decision has to be balanced against the risks of shelte
by anon49124 8y ago
Because human activities are error-prone, evacuations cause an increase in fatalities; so any evacuation decision has to be balanced against the risks of sheltering locally.
- craftyguy 8y ago> evacuations cause an increase in fatalities Compared to what, not evacuating and having hundreds of thousands (or millions) weather out a major hurricane? That seems doubtful..
- gizmo686 8y agoEvacuations cause fatalities; both directly, by decreasing compliance with future evacuations (as happens if the situation turns out to be not as dire as advertised), and by hindering even more necessary evacuations in nearby areas. Non of this is relevant to this case; lack of money shouldn't be the reason people don't evacuate. If the government determines that evacuation is warranted, it should fund an evacutation. (Of course, this policy could backfire if it means the government calling for fewer evacuations).
- JustSomeNobody 8y agoBecause so many survived Katrina by not evacuating?