FutureEM wrote:
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Say beryl does reach the 75 mph threshold, if that happens at least imo it should be declared a hurricane as that is the scientific approach. If the NHC does not upgrade it, like cyclone suggests could possibly happen then they are probably doing it to prevent chaos from the tourists or other people who are not familiar with tropical cyclones. The highways would be choked with tourists trying to escape, and there would be a bigger mess on the local governments hands.
Also, I don't know much about hurricane insurance works, but I imagine a hurricane held at TS status for the sake of preventing panic will result in insurance policy claims and issues down the road.[/quote]
The term "hurricane" creates a host of troubles across the board, insurance claims are definitely one of those. I learned in my Tourism Systems class last semester, that tourists often don't react with reason when they have to change their travel plans. We looked at case studies of political strife, as well as natural disasters...the conclusion was drawn that even a minor event can cause chaos. What many tourists view as a novelty right now, might soon terrorize them all because of a simple name change...and who knows how they might react.
The same reasoning when into the 1991 unnamed storm, except that dealt with complacent residents instead of tourists.[/quote]
with it being this close, all it would do would get people to get the hell off the beaches and roads and bunker down in their hotel rooms...i think if they are worried about public safety, it does more good than harm to upgrade it