156k views
5 votes
Why do gas prices rise following a hurrincane?

User Willjgriff
by
9.0k points

2 Answers

4 votes
Gas prices rise following a hurricane because they know many people need to evacuate and they think it's the perfect opportunity to make an extra couple bucks.
User SlyChan
by
8.0k points
2 votes

They usually rise because more people are evacuating the area and a lot of people need gas so gas companies take advantage of this and raise their gas price so they can make a profit off the hurricane.

User Sfstewman
by
7.9k points