Decision For My Family: Impending Hurricane

Name Instructor’s Name Course Date Decision Making Hurricane has been disastrous in the past years. Currently, the mortality rate and economic vulnerability of people to hurricanes have reduced. The decrease in susceptibility has been achieved because of scientific advancement that has made it easier for hurricanes predication. The meteorologists have used this scientific advancement to give warnings to people living in areas likely to experience hurricanes. People have to make decisions based on the predictions to either evacuate or stay put in their residences. Evacuation is costly. For example, in a family of four, it is expensive to move the whole family to another safer location, the children may fall sick due to weather changes and also, the time left after the warning is short to evacuate a family. Therefore, if I am to move, I must evaluate the situation to know whether it is severe or not. The criteria used in determining whether the condition is serious or not can depend on whether the area is vulnerable to floods and high winds and whether the buildings are built with consideration to safety precautions (Bostrom et al.). Also, since it is now A...