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A good meal can still be had during hurricane
In Florida, we share a history of bad dinner guests. You may not have had personal contact with Katrina, Ivan, Wilma, Charley, Frances and their buddies who blew through in recent years, but it's likely you know someone who did. When hurricane season...
Tags: Hurricanes, Popcorn, Natural Disasters, Lifestyle and Leisure, Butter
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2013: What to expect
The 2013 hurricane season is upon us. After a very busy 2012 hurricane season — with 19 named storms and 10 hurricanes — it looks like we will keep up the busy pace with a forecast of 18 named storms and nine hurricanes for 2013. However, we...
Tags: Weather, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Tropical Storms, Tropical Weather
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INTERVIEW-U.S. National Weather Service gets big computing boost
ReutersBy Tom Brown MIAMI, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Weather Service is getting a quantum jump in computing power that will significantly improve its forecasting and storm tracking abilities to better protect the country from severe weather. "This...Tags: Hurricanes, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Natural Disasters, U.S. Department of Commerce, Science and Technology
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Internal report on feds' Sandy forecasts: Clear in tracking its path, confusing on warnings
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall, but the warnings themselves were confusing, an internal review found. The gigantic October storm lost tropical characteristics hours before...Tags: Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Weather, Tropical Storms
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Tuesday: Cooler and drier
Sun SentinelAfter several days with hot stormy afternoons, expect cooler and drier conditions today. It also should be mostly sunny and breezy. South Florida's Tuesday forecast calls for afternoon highs in the low 80s and evening readings in the upper 60s. Winds...Tags: Weather, Hurricanes, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Natural Disasters, Tropical Storms
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Myths and realities about hurricanes: What you need to know
Like many catastrophic phenomena, hurricanes have become encrusted with mythology. From bad advice on how to protect your home to erroneous ideas about the most dangerous regions within a hurricane, meteorologists hear all sorts of lore from the public....
Tags: Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, National Weather Service
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Site shows how storm could affect your area
Sun SentinelWant to know in detail how a tropical storm might impact your neighborhood? Don’t refer to the cone of error. The National Weather Service now offers Tropical Cyclone Potential Impacts – weather.gov/tcig – a site that provides color-...Tags: Weather, Hurricanes, Fort Lauderdale, Natural Disasters, Tropical Storms
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Will the Bermuda High help us again this storm season?
Sun SentinelWhether the Bermuda High will punish or protect Florida during hurricane season remains unknown. Washed out by a winter system over the U.S. Southeast, it’s for now a mushy blob of warm air, so diluted that it’s hard to tell where it’s...Tags: Hurricanes, Hurricane Isaac (2012), Natural Disasters, Executive Branch, Hurricane Leslie (2012)
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Gov. Scott: Sequestration could hurt hurricane recovery
Sun SentinelFederal sequestation could hurt Florida’s ability to recover in the aftermath of a hurricane because less money will be available to prepare the National Guard, Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday. Further, he said National Guardsmen are to be...Tags: Hurricanes, Hurricane Andrew (1992), Emergency Incidents, Regional Authority, Natural Disasters
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Governor Rick Scott warns sequester puts Florida at risk in hurricane season
The federal sequester could hurt Florida's ability to recover after a hurricane because less money will be available to prepare the National Guard, Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday. Further, he said National Guardsmen are to be furloughed and won't...
Tags: FEMA, Hurricanes, Regional Authority, Natural Disasters, Tropical Storms
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Hurricane director: Prepare as though one will hit
Will Florida escape a hurricane hit yet again? That's possible. But considering Florida is the most storm-clobbered state in the nation, it would be wise to prepare as though one will strike, National Hurricane Center director Rick Knabb said Tuesday....
Tags: Hurricanes, Fort Lauderdale, Natural Disasters, Tropical Storms
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