Florida senators push for more hurricane-research funds
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- Florida senators push for more hurricane-research funds
- Governor requests disaster declaration after Port range tornado
- Camping couple describe tornado shock
- Jobless and Willing to Help if a Hurricane Hits
Florida senators push for more hurricane-research funds
MiamiHerald.com
research could benefit other countries that are hammered by tropical storms but “really have a lot less wherewithal to deal with these problems. Droegemeier co-chairman of a National Science Board task force that in January 2007 called for a national hurricane research initiative said hurricane research is a “modest loosely coordinated enterprise. ” He said that the disparity between research on earthquakes and hurricanes prompted the science board to call for the national effort. He said the research community wants to look at hurricanes “not just as a weather problem but bringing in social behavioral sciences the economic sciences.
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Governor requests disaster declaration after Port range tornado
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Charlie Crist asked the Small Business Administration on Tuesday to declare a disaster for Port range residents affected by Friday’s tornado. Crist toured the damaged neighborhoods Monday and spoke with affected residents. “I had the opportunity to see firsthand the compassion and cooperative spirit of Volusia County’s residents as they once again helped their neighbors recover from a disaster” Crist was quoted as saying in a news release. A disaster declaration from the SBA would make low-interest loans available to help residents rebuild their homes. Preliminary damage assessments conducted jointly by the Florida Division of Emergency Management the SBA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency indicated 140 homes sustained damage more than the 25 required to trigger the SBA loans.
Camping couple describe tornado shock
BBC News
getEmpEmbeddedParams(”emp_8174639″);AdvertisementA number of cars and homes have been damaged by a mini tornado which hit the Isle of Lewis just after 2200 BST on Tuesday. The twister in Stornoway flipped one car upside down narrowly missing the fuel depot near the ferry terminal. Leicestershire couple Darren and Cathie Cassie and their two children had their camper van shaken so hard that one of the children was thrown out of a bunk and only a tractor parked next to the caravan stopped it overturning.
Jobless and Willing to Help if a Hurricane Hits
New York Times
“Volunteering keeps me out in the community where I feel like I’m making a difference” he said. Such are the unexpected blessings of hurricane season in a time of high unemployment. Even as the recession has led to reduced budgets it is also bringing forth a class of highly skilled volunteers who agree to work for only a thank you. These volunteers like Mr. Tabler are most visible in the areas of Florida hardest hit by the economic downturn. In some southern counties volunteer numbers have risen 25 percent since 2006.