Hurricane Preparation: Panic at its Worst

When facing an imminent crisis, judging from events that have taken place in the UK due to hurricane Irene, it is definitely better know.  Matt Seaton and Matt Wells of the Guardian took it upon themselves to document the chaos that precluded the event, as well as the aftermath.  Most of the toll was taken on people who flaunted the dangers, and in several areas of the US such as North Carolina, shelters provided by government organizations went woefully underused.  Though supermarkets along the Eastern seaboard managed to get rid of their overstocks, the well-researched contingency plans seem to have fallen on deaf ears.  There was even one case in Florida of a surfer attempting to ride the waves caused by the storm being killed - Darwinism, as well as the behavioural paradigm, in action.

((Article from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/aug/27/hurricane-irene-new-york-live))