Hurricane Season: How to Read Forecasts Stay Safe
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- Hurricane Season: How to Read Forecasts Stay Safe
- Utility and insurance industry say they’re better prepared to…
- Conflict in Lebanon; New Poll; Hurricane Warning; Congressional…
- Tips to help small businesses prepare for hurricane season – May. 22…
- Hurricane Predictors Expect a Busy Storm Season
- The forgotten of the forgotten: Recovering from Hurricane Rita
- Don’t Let a Hurricane Blow Your Vacation Plans ut of the Water.
Hurricane Season: How to Read Forecasts Stay Safe
Washington Post – May 22, 2007
_______________________Washington D. : How likely are we to get a Hurricane Isabel-type storm this year? r stronger? We’ve been dodging both blizzards and hurricanes so I’m wondering if we have a bull’s-eye on us this time around. Pasch: Even though we are giving a seasonal outlook for the overall activity i. number of hurricanes etc.
Utility and insurance industry say they’re better prepared to…
International Herald Tribune – May 22, 2007
hurricane season mean added pressure on the utility and insurance industries but they say they are more prepared to absorb a catastrophic hit. Power utilities have invested in hardier equipment to better withstand storms gas utilities have formed a resource-sharing plan that quickly sends reinforcements and insurers have more cushion to absorb losses after reporting record operating profits in 2006. To be sure none are looking forward to a hurricane and each were relieved after a relatively benign 2006 season. But they say they've learned from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina and the 2005 hurricane season which caused tens of billions of dollars in damage. National Weather Service forecasters said Tuesday they expect 13 to 17 tropical storms this hurricane season with seven to 10 of them becoming hurricanes and three to five of them in the strong category. To protect against hurricane damage electric utility Progress Energy Florida is investing $91 million (€68 million) this year on system maintenance and new equipment to bulk up its system. The utility came out of the 2005 and 2006 hurricane seasons relatively unscathed but it incurred $384 million (€285 million) in 2004 storm costs.
Conflict in Lebanon; New Poll; Hurricane Warning; Congressional…
CNN International – May 22, 2007
It could be a bad hurricane season. (BEGIN VIDE CLIP) CPER (voice-over): The punishing winds flooding and property left in ruins. Is this what we’ll face this hurricane season? The forecast is out along with this reminder: UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It just takes one hurricane to make it a bad year. CPER: The experts plot Mother Nature’s wrath. What you need to know. Also this is what we were told on Capitol Hill: UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This year we’re going to try to do our best to pass the amendment to take pensions away from Senators and Congressman who have been convicted of public corruption while they’re in office. CPER: So is it finally happening or are we still paying these crooks? We’re keeping them honest ahead on 360… It could be a bad hurricane season. (BEGIN VIDE CLIP) CPER (voice-over): The punishing winds flooding and property left in ruins. Is this what we’ll face this hurricane season? The forecast is out along with this reminder: UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It just takes one hurricane to make it a bad year. CPER: The experts plot Mother Nature’s wrath. What you need to know. Also this is what we were told on Capitol Hill: UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This year we’re going to try to do our best to pass the amendment to take pensions away from Senators and Congressman who have been convicted of public corruption while they’re in office. CPER: So is it finally happening or are we still paying these crooks? We’re keeping them honest ahead on 360.
Tips to help small businesses prepare for hurricane season – May. 22…
cnn.com – May 22, 2007
By Jessica Dickler CNNMoney. com staff writerMay 22 2007: 6:27 AM EDTNEW YRK (CNNMoney. com) — With the official start of hurricane season looming many small-business owners are finding themselves unprepared for what could be a problematic summer. In fact 71 percent of businesses do not have a disaster plan in place according to a "Disaster Preparedness" survey released Tuesday by… By Jessica Dickler CNNMoney. com staff writerMay 22 2007: 6:27 AM EDTNEW YRK (CNNMoney. com) — With the official start of hurricane season looming many small-business owners are finding themselves unprepared for what could be a problematic summer. In fact 71 percent of businesses do not have a disaster plan in place according to a "Disaster Preparedness" survey released Tuesday by.
Hurricane Predictors Expect a Busy Storm Season
NPR – May 22, 2007
They predict seven to 10 hurricanes between June and November. Scientists still don’t agree on precisely how climate change affects the storms but they agree that several new trends increase the risk of severe damage. Kevin Trenberth a climate scientist at the federally funded National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder Colo. says one area of scientific agreement that doesn’t get much attention involves the amount of rain coming from hurricanes and other storms… of the University of Colorado at Boulder says Miami offers a good example of why that is a problem. “In 1926 there was a really major Category 4 or stronger hurricane that hit what is now downtown Miami” said Pielke an environmental studies professor. Back then only about 100000 people lived on the coast there he said. Now millions of people live there and millions more have spread along the rest of the East Coast and the Gulf Coast. Pielke says that means there are fewer and fewer places a hurricane can land without doing a lot of damage. And he says it means there’s likely to be more damage from any one storm.
The forgotten of the forgotten: Recovering from Hurricane Rita
Reuters AlertNet – May 22, 2007
“But my mission field is right here. There’s enough work here to last me the rest of my life. ” Blue-tarp emergency roofs still cover dozens of homes damaged by Hurricane Rita Sept. A dam at Lake Livingston measured sustained 116-mph winds during the hurricane and damage was severe enough in the Livingston area that Polk County is included in Texas’ federal disaster declaration. There are thousands in southeast Texas whose homes were damaged far beyond what insurance and assistance could repair. Long-term recovery groups have helped identify and assist those with needs.
Don’t Let a Hurricane Blow Your Vacation Plans ut of the Water.
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