White House said to bar hurricane report
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- White House said to bar hurricane report
- NASA NAA Use Radar to Measure Size of Hurricane Waves
- Palm Beach County denied hurricane relief money for seniors.
- Jinxed?: cean Springs resident a veteran of hurricane flood and…
White House said to bar hurricane report
USA Today – Sep 27, 2006
The National ceanic and Atmospheric Administration disputed the Nature article saying there was not a report but a two-page fact sheet about the topic. The information was to be included in a press kit to be distributed in May as the annual hurricane season approached but wasn’t ready. “The document wasn’t done in time for the rollout” NAA spokesman Jordan St. John said in responding to the Nature article. “The White House never saw it so they didn’t block it. The possibility that warming conditions may cause storms to become stronger has generated debate among climate and weather experts particularly in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
NASA NAA Use Radar to Measure Size of Hurricane Waves
FXNews – Sep 27, 2006
How high ocean waves get during hurricanes depends on numerous factors including the storm’s wind speed how far the reach of its winds extends and how fast the hurricane is moving. Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 generated waves up to 40 feet tall. In September 2004 scientists with the Naval Research Laboratory in Mississippi measured a record 91-foot wave when the eye wall of Hurricane Ivan passed over sensors in open water in the Gulf of Mexico. Copyright © 2006 Imaginova Corp. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published broadcast rewritten or redistributed.
Palm Beach County denied hurricane relief money for seniors.
Free with registration – South Florida Sun-Sentinel – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 27, 2006
27–Millions in federal emergency assistance began flowing into South Florida last week money earmarked for the thousands of senior citizens whose homes and apartments were damaged last hurricane season. Yet nothing will go to Palm Beach County which was hit head-on by Hurricane Wilma and where almost a year later some seniors still are waiting for roof repairs and are struggling to pay huge assessments. The reason given by state Department of Elder Affairs: The funding application from county aging service planners “lacked clarity of detail” and included items not allowed under the federal Health and Human Services department guidelines according to Elder Affairs spokeswoman Amy Lynch. Yet the guidelines for the Department of Health and Human Services social service hurricane relief block grants allow reimbursement for.
Jinxed?: cean Springs resident a veteran of hurricane flood and…
Free with registration – Sun Herald – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 27, 2006
27–CEAN SPRINGS — Jean Jovonovich Alvillar has lived in three places where horrific natural disasters have struck. They seem to follow her. The cean Springs resident mo.