On Friday, as Hurricane Irma set its sights on Florida, thousands of residents boarded planes and crowded onto highways to evacuate. Here’s why this is a bad idea:Storm surgesDebris litters a beach Fajardo, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Irma passes through. (Jose Jimenez / Getty Images)A storm surge is the water that is pushed onto shore by a hurricane. In the Florida Keys, the surge could reach as high as 10 feet, according to the National Hurricane Center. Falling debrisAn employee works to remove a felled tree from a rooftop in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 09, 2017 12:00 UTC