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Hurricane Center Working to Improve Storm Surge Forecasts After Wet 2012

Jennifer Kay — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:09:45 +0000

Last year’s hurricane season drove home some big lessons, according to the nation’s chief hurricane forecaster: Storm surge and flooding are dangerous and difficult to predict, and sometimes it’s even harder to communicate that sense of urgency to the public. …

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Hurricane Center Learns Lesson from Sandy; Changes Warnings

Jennifer Kay — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:24:14 +0000

Responding to criticism after Superstorm Sandy, the National Hurricane Center says it will change the way it warns people about tropical storms that morph into something else. At the height of Sandy, as the hurricane knocked on the Northeast coast, …

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Miami-Dade County to Vote on Pit Bull Ban

Jennifer Kay — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:33:16 +0000

A 23-year-old ban on pit bulls, passed after the vicious mauling of a 7-year-old girl, is up for a vote in Miami-Dade County. Pit bull advocates blame the ban on overheated emotions and say they are working to free dogs …

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Florida City Doubles in Size Since Hurricane Andrew

Jennifer Kay — Wed, 30 May 2012 10:00:01 +0000

The havoc wreaked by Hurricane Andrew in Homestead, Florida two decades ago still serves as a warning about the devastation even a slow tropical storm season can bring. Homestead was ground zero when Andrew plowed ashore in late August 1992, …

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Settlement Reached in Florida Anthrax Death Case

Jennifer Kay — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:32:44 +0000

The widow of a tabloid photo editor who died in the 2001 anthrax mailings has reached a settlement in her lawsuit against the U.S. government. Maureen Stevens of Lake Worth, Florida, and the government have reached a tentative agreement that …

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Hurricane Scale No Longer Has Storm Surge, Inland Flooding Estimates

Jennifer Kay — Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The five-category system that describes a hurricane’s strength and the havoc its winds could bring to the U.S. has been updated for the 2010 storm season. Gone from the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale are estimates for storm surge and inland …

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Florida Judge: $97M Nicaraguan Judgment Against Dole Unenforceable

Jennifer Kay — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Florida judge has said a $97 million judgment against U.S. food giant Dole and Dow Chemical Co. cannot be enforced because the Nicaraguan court that issued it neither had jurisdiction nor met international legal standards. A trial court in Chinandega, …

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U.S. Hurricane Center Applying Storm Surge, Other Lessons Learned

Jennifer Kay — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Tropical storms are unpredictable, but as the National Hurricane Center’s director contemplates ways to improve forecasting errors and communicating with the public, he is confident he has an ally at the Federal Emergency management Agency (FEMA). Bill Read celebrated the …

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Lawsuit Claims Ala.-Based Insurance Co. Discriminated Against Haitians

Jennifer Kay — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Three Florida residents have sued Alabama-based Liberty National Life Insurance Co. claiming their insurance was canceled or undervalued because of discrimination against Haitian-Americans. The new class-action lawsuit was filed by three Haitian-Americans seeking at least $75,000 in compensatory damages. The …

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Poll: Many coastal residents still not ready for hurricanes

Jennifer Kay — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Many people along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts still lack a hurricane survival plan and don’t feel vulnerable to storms, despite Katrina’s dramatic damage and pleas from emergency officials for residents to prepare before the season starts, according to a …

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Poll: Many Coastal Residents Still Not Ready for Hurricanes

Jennifer Kay — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000

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National Science Board Urges More Coordinated Hurricane Research

Jennifer Kay — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Hurricanes cost taxpayers billions of dollars, but the government has not invested enough money in understanding them, according to a federal report that calls for more coordinated research. The National Science Board’s draft report, “Hurricane Warning: The Critical Need for …

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