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Publication · 2026

Staying at Home or Getting Together? Hurricane Evacuation Compliance and Policy Tools Under Public Health Risk

Oh, J., Song, M., Tang, T., Zhao, T., Jia, M., Sun, Y.

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Accepted

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Leaving home during a hurricaneFlorida survey findings during COVID-19 in 2020. Concern about protecting property was linked to lower willingness to evacuate. This link was weaker among residents receptive to shelter recommendations on Google Maps or Yelp. These are observational associations in stated intentions under a hypothetical Category 4 hurricane.HURRICANE EVACUATION DURING COVID-19Leaving home during a hurricaneWhat the survey suggests about property worries and shelter informationWorries about propertyLinked to lower willingnessto evacuate.Community shelterrecommendationsAmong residents open to Google Mapsor Yelp recommendations,the link was weaker.Florida survey, 2020
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