Compound hazards: An examination of how hurricane protective actions could increase transmission risk of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: Hurricane season brings new and complex challenges as we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2020, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted nearly twice the normal number of tropical storms and hurricanes this season, while projections of COVID-19 models continue to rise in the United States as the Atlantic hurricane season progresses. Our research examines the critical intersection of hurricane response and public health in Harris County, Texas. We examine a hypothetical case of the 2017 Hurricane Harvey occurring amid the current pandemic. This research uses point of interest visitations as location intelligence data provided by SafeGraph together with Social Vulnerability Index and historical flood data to examine the critical intersection of natura

SUBMITTER: Dargin JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8443318 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature