U.S. and Cuba Cooperate When it Comes to Hurricanes


Dr. Avila called Cuba one of the United States’ most valuable meteorological partners. “Cuba has a long history of excellent forecasting with a tremendous record of data,” he said...
And some experts on both sides wish that cooperation would extend to the nonmeteorological aspects of storms. The countries’ disaster management agencies have no direct communication.
“Cuba manages hurricanes well,” said Russel L. Honoré, the retired lieutenant general who commanded military relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005. He has since become a specialist on disaster preparedness and has traveled to Cuba three times in recent years. “We could be learning from them,” he added.

While it has one factual error (Cuba doesn't have any weather satellite with which to exchange data with the U.S.) this is a really interesting article from the New York Times

Some of the history of U.S.-Cuban hurricane relations are chronicled is Eric Larson's excellent book, Isaac's Storm.

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