I’m wondering how “indigenous” societies (like american indians along the gulf and east coast of the US) dealt with really bad hurricanes. Did they see the warning signs and “head for the tall grass?” Did these storms prevent them from having permanent buildings?
Well, a lot of the time, they died.
most tribes would have certain things they would look for and bug out. cloud formations, ocean waves, bird and animal actions, etc.
Granted it was a Tsunami not a hurricane, but here’s an interesting story about how an “ancient tribe” survived a natural disaster. Basicly they saw signs it was coming and evacuated.
[URL=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/04/world/main664729.shtml]
Also note that hurricanes are seasonal. Ancient peoples would have noticed this and may have planned migrations around it.
fwiw,
Rob