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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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When Hurricane Hugo passed over the LEF in 1989 approximately fifty percent on the wild population of Puerto Rican Parrots were lost.
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Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster
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The heavy damage to the canopy by Hurricanes Hugo and Georges produced pulses of leaf litter and woody debris on the forest floor.
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Rob Bruff,
Nightclub Bouncer
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Hurricane Georges carried quite a punch and nearly as much of a punch as Hurricane Hugo in 1989.
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Keith Tennant,
Factory Worker
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Hurricanes David in 1979, Allen in 1980 Gilbert in 1988, Hugo in 1989 and Luis and Marilyn in 1995 caused significant damage to hotels in Dominica, St.
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Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman
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Hurricanes Hugo and Andrew were instrumental in an industry-wide upgrade of the standards for "storm shutters"
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Jack Crawford,
WWII Veteran
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After Hurricane Hugo in 1989, there was great worry that this endangered species would be lost from the south Atlantic region, as many of the suitable nesting trees were toppled in the storm.
Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki in 1992 and Hugo in 1989 disrupted the lives of thousands of people.
Having established that Hugo was not a unique storm, the author considers whether it is a forerunner of future great hurricanes.
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Josh Hogan,
Commander
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Although we are located several hundred miles from the coast, past hurricanes, such as Hugo, have proved to show their destruction even many miles inland.
We have been lucky that we have not been hit with major hurricanes such as Hugo which hit Charleston and Andrew, which devastated a large area of lower Florida.
Hurricane Hugo in 1989 generated a 20 foot storm tide in South Carolina.
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