Part 2: Risk

The Psychology of Risk

By Ana Clara Mattiuzzi Martins

Why do people defy evacuation orders? The answers involve the psychology of risk. Hurricane Ian’s destruction may help change Floridians’ propensity to ride out hurricanes.

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Leaving Atsena Otie

By Stephanie Castellano

An entire town of Floridians abandoned their barrier island in the wake of a major hurricane in the nineteenth century. Historians urge us to remember their decision — but memory is a fickle thing.

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