Hurricane Science – New York Times
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- Hurricane Science – New York Times
- New hurricane season – and a tax holiday – start Friday.
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Hurricane Science – New York Times
New York Times – May 29, 2007
Bedey commander of the corps’ Hurricane Protection ffice in New rleans said the extra time had allowed the corps to learn from the mistakes of the past. “There’s a tremendous opportunity” he said “to show this isn’t the same old corps. “No one disputes that the old way of doing business did not work. The New rleans levees and floodwalls were built to withstand a hypothetical storm called the standard project hurricane a model developed with the Weather Bureau beginning in 1959 and based largely on data drawn from previous storms. The standard project hurricane was a hypothetical construct that may have been the state of the art at the time but is “very simplistic” by today’s standards Dr.
New hurricane season – and a tax holiday – start Friday.
Free with registration – South Florida Sun-Sentinel – AccessMyLibrary.com – May 29, 2007
(29-MAY-07) South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale FL). The state’s 12-day hurricane preparation sales-tax holiday goe… The state’s 12-day hurricane preparation sales-tax holiday goes into effect Friday kicking off a shopping spree that allows Floridians to save money on batteries generators and other storm-related supplies. Retailers such as Wal-Mart and Lowe’s are gearing up for the sales push by setting up well-stocked displays of gas cans coolers and other necessities. But just as fresh and painful memories of Hurricane Wilma encouraged South Floridians to get an early start on shopping for supplies.
Utilities Insurers Say They’re Better Prepared for Hurricane…
Insurance Journal – May 29, 2007
com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F2007%2F05%2F29%2F79995. 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 last week 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… 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 last week 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 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 in 2004 storm costs.