When coastal areas were not heavily inhabited, such storms, while violent, did not cause significant, lasting damage to people’s livelihoods and lifestyles. But now, with commerce and recreation dominating coastlines worldwide, the “let it be” approach of the past is no longer practical.
在沿岸地区人烟不多的时候，这类风暴尽管来势汹汹，却不曾对人民的生计和生活造成严重、持续的破坏。但如今，全世界的海岸布满了商业区和娱乐区，“任你来”的办法已不再适用。