Guest Thinkers — August 25, 2011

Useful Hurricane-Prep Tool For New Yorkers: Find Out If You Live in an Evacuation Zone

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No hurricane evacuation order has been issued for New York City, but City officials haven’t ruled out the possibility. Meanwhile, you can plug your address into this useful official City database to find out whether you live in an evacuation zone.

[Photo credit: Kyle McCluer, Creative Commons.]

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