Article posted: 11/14/2012 5:57 PM

What does it take to get people to flee a storm?

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Rescuers bring people out by boat in the wake of superstorm Sandy in Little Ferry, N.J., on Oct. 30. Despite days of dire forecasts and explicit warnings, hundreds of thousands of people in New York and New Jersey ignored mandatory evacuation orders as Superstorm Sandy closed in.

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Despite days of dire forecasts and explicit warnings, hundreds of thousands of people in New York and New Jersey ignored mandatory evacuation orders as Superstorm Sandy closed in. Now, after scores of deaths and harrowing escapes, emergency officials will look at what more can be done to persuade residents to get out when their lives are in danger.