Hurricane Igor lashes Bermuda

This article is about Hurricane Igor hitting Bermuda. It describes how big waves pounded Bermuda's beaches Saturday September 18^th while islanders rushed to cover windows, fill sandbags and stock up on supplies (generators, tarpaulins, buckets, rope, screws, bottled water, coolers, even trash cans and plastic sheeting ) before Hurricane Igor's expected arrival on Monday September 20.
According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Hurricane Igor was expected to pass over or very close to Bermuda late Sunday or early Monday. Igor was downgraded from a Category 2 to a Category 1 hurricane; it had a maximum sustained winds of 85 mph Sunday morning.
12 to 15 foot high waves were seen smashing into Bermuda's beaches on Saturday afternoon. At the time of this article, Igor’s center was about 190 miles south of Bermuda and heading north at 13 mph
The Safety Minister David Burch thought that the storm will be a long and punishing one. The storm was forecasted drop 6 to 9 inches of rain over Bermuda and cause significant coastal flooding.
As a result, there were many hotel cancellations and one of the main airports was shut down Saturday afternoon. Schools were expected to be closed Monday and Tuesday.
Critical Thinking Question – Knowing that Bermuda is near the hurricane belt, why aren’t people/governments more equipped to handle hurricane and tropical storms?http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/hurricanes/2010-09-18-igor-bermuda_N.htm