Jeb Bush and Ben Carson have two very different strategies for handling Hurricane Joaquin

Ben Carson with supporters in New Hampshire on Wednesday.
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Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Ben Carson are on two different pages when it comes to dealing with Hurricane Joaquin: Bush said he has a strategy for tackling the potentially destructive storm, while Carson said he does not.

The Atlantic hurricane is barreling toward the Bahamas and U.S. East Coast, and as it strengthens, it looks like it might become the first hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. in 15 months, The Weather Channel reports. When asked by ABC News what he would do to prepare for the hurricane if he were president today, Carson giggled and said, "Uh, I don't know."

When posed the same question, Bush said government officials need to be prepared for the storm and outlined an evacuation plan for some of the areas that could be affected. "It's easy for people to be prepared, and public leaders, mayors, and governors have a duty to let them know they'll be there to help them the day the storm passes," Bush told ABC News Wednesday in New Hampshire. "But in the interim it's up to citizens to be prepared and evacuate if they're in low-lying areas. And, you know, be safe basically."

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Catherine Garcia

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.