Advance Quote by Steve Rushin

Before Katrina, it was a longstanding tradition in our country for political officials to wait until the last minute to warn, to take action,…

— Russel Honore

Hurricane Irene...the storm was huge news. In fact, the Weather Channel reported something they haven't seen in years. Viewers.

— Jimmy Fallon

“DeBlieux recalled. “And then they didn’t. We heard on the portable radio that we had already been evacuated. That was priceless.” In the storm’s…

— Linda Marsa

“Hurricane Ian revealed the majority of Americans affected were not insured!”

— Steven Magee

We're looking at a much worse [Hurricane] risk than people were thinking about a year ago ...some places are going to become uninsurable.

— Judith Curry

Well, I'm not excusing the fact that planning and preparedness was not where it should be. We've known for 20 years about this hurricane,…

— Michael Chertoff

“Hurricane Ian revealed the majority of affected Americans were so poor they could not afford to purchase home insurance!”

— Steven Magee

The timing was terrible, and having one disaster after another didn't help. I think the pictures on television of the way in which the…

— Billy Tauzin

“After four weeks, things were improving in the Florida hurricane Ian disaster.”

— Steven Magee

Reports of a hurricane are unfounded.

— Michael Fish

Hurricane Irma devastated the U.S. Virgin Islands, leveling homes, knocking out power, and turning the landscape into a 'battered wasteland' where some say media…

— Elizabeth Flock

The hurricane complicates things in that what would have been purely a business decision becomes a decision of the heart.

— Henry Cisneros