As the year draws to a close, people are buckling down for the hurricane season. After the devastation of Hurricane Sandy—the deadliest of the 2012 season and the second-costliest in U.S. history—it’s only wise to be prepared. However, as Bloomberg reports, this year’s hurricane season is proving to be uncharacteristically quiet:
The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is humbling forecasters by shaping up as the first in almost two decades without a major storm, confounding predictions that it would be more active than normal.
It’s been two weeks since the season’s statistical peak and just days are left in its busiest month. With the Atlantic full of dry air and storm-killing winds, there isn’t anything in sight that poses a threat to the U.S. or to oil and gas production areas in the Gulf of Mexico.
Except for Tropical Storm Andrea, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico in June and crossed Florida to New England, contributing to the deaths of four people, the U.S. has been spared a hit. Last year, four tropical systems struck, including hurricanes Isaac and Sandy, which together caused more than $52 billion in damage and killed at least 179 people.
Of course, this is no reason to be complacent, considering the harsh coastal weather that New Hampshire experiences annually. One way to protect your home from storm or hurricane damage is by consulting with metal roofing companies in Portsmouth, NH. Metal roofs are considered the most durable roofing system that, like most other roofing system reinforced by technology, can withstand winds up to 120 mph, and hold their own against the even the most intense of cold or heat temperatures.
Also, check your home for other vulnerabilities. For example, garage doors tend to be blown in by strong winds, allowing rain water and other debris to wreak their damage inside. Hurricane winds can also uproot trees in your yard (and hurl them towards your house) if they have cracks in the trunk or have been weakened by an insect infestation.
Hurricanes can substantially destroy properties, and there’s no telling how it will swoop down on your property. Prepare your property by contracting metal roofers in Portsmouth, NH so that they can check your roofing system and windows for possible trouble spots, and help buttress the structure to mitigate the damage.
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