Some members of Congress are questioning whether money should be used for rebuilding neighborhoods that might be wiped out in a future hurricane.

New sea walls in Lower Manhattan might help protect the city from the high waves created by future hurricanes.

To better understand the potential for catastrophic damage from future hurricanes, scientists are looking to the past.

A 17-foot-tall concrete sea wall was constructed to protect against future hurricanes.

There are serious fears that the further destruction of wetlands caused by the storm itself could leave the area even more exposed to future hurricanes.

Many former residents and businesses do relocate to inland areas away from the threat of future hurricanes as well.

The wall was built to protect the island from flooding in future hurricanes.

Reconstruction often occurs with such haste that countries end up with even greater exposure to future hurricanes.

Thus, future hurricanes may reach areas previously not affected by such storms.

Complacency will no longer suffice, especially if experts are right in warning that global warming may increase the intensity of future hurricanes.