c'mon jeff, don't be mean. there is some evidence that nature and critters and such can somehow sense (maybe something genetically hard-coded) upcoming seasons... like the woolly bear caterpillars and such growing extra fuzz. not to say it gets published in nature or ecology or anything like that.
far as avoiding hurricanes, yeah, moving to nevada might help. if the idea of living in a desert doesn't bother ya... i'm more of a fan of lush terrain, more than twelve inches of rain a year and such. there's just something about having water and trees around that's comforting, ya know...