A Different Kind of Hurricane ProtectionTextile Netting Resists High Winds, Water and Flying Debris

摘要

It's that time of the year for hurricanes to be brewing in the Atlantic. Summer storms threaten islands throughout the Caribbean or Antilles, as they are known. These exposed island targets include the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas. Storms may continue to Florida, Louisiana, Texas and the U.S. Gulf Coast. North-turning hurricanes attack Bermuda or the Outer Banks and Carolina coasts. In 2011, accompanying rains and floods from these storms even devastated New England. The "storm witches" brew as well off the coast of California, Baja and Mexico, with typhoons arriving from the Pacific.