The 2017 hurricane season was the toughest so far this century. He highlighted the tropical cyclone Irma. Formed on the African coast at the end of August, it rose in category until reaching 5, the maximum on the scale, while crossing the Caribbean. Two days before it hit the US coast in Florida, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued an evacuation alert. In the coastal municipalities, the vast majority of inhabitants left their homes and went inland. But not everyone did it equally: Democratic voters sought refuge more than Republicans. Conservative courage? Not quite.
