Maryland?s hurricane risk increasing

The threat of a hurricane hitting the Baltimore region in the next five years is 25 percent to 30 percent greater than in years past, according to statistics from a California company.

Risk Management Solutions, a California company specializing in catastrophe, weather and enterprise risk management products and services, said in its recent hurricane-season assessment that the increased threat along the entire mid Atlantic and Northeast coastal regions is up to 30 percent greater than historical average.