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Get trees trimmed weeks before a hurricane hits
Preparing your trees
A hurricane can turn a shade tree from backyard friend to monster. Falling limbs and flying debris from trees often add to injuries and damage during severe storms. Things you can do to lessen the danger:
Inspect your trees every...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Botany, Science, Natural Disasters, Tropical Storms
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5 ways to protect your eyes before and after a hurricane
Avoiding serious injuries should be paramount when faced with a hurricane or major storm – and protecting your eyes (and sight) should be on top of your list.
That sounds like common sense but it can be a safety tip that is easy to forget when in...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Swelling, Hospitals and Clinics, Natural Disasters, Health
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How to survive a hurricane
A Sun Sentinel review of more than 200 hurricane-related deaths in Florida from 2004-2005 showed that more people died after storms than during storms. The deadliest activity was cleaning up. Here are some tips for staying safe: 1. Beware of heights....Tags: Heart Problems, Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Florida, Explosions
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Tropical Storm Philippe forms, Ophelia weakens
A tropical depression off Africa formed into the season’s latest tropical storm Saturday even as Tropical Storm Ophelia weakened slightly.
The National Hurricane Center said Depression 17 became Tropical Storm Philippe with maximum sustained...Tags: Tropical Weather, National Hurricane Center, Disasters and Accidents, Natural Disasters, Bahamas
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Preparing for disaster when you have a pet
The spring floods in the Midwest and the recent hurricane and tropical storm flooding in the South and East exacted a heavy toll on tens of thousands of families — and their pets, who often had to be abandoned by owners when disaster hit.
A...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Natural Disasters, Amazon.com Inc., Tropical Storms, Pets
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2011 season suddenly gains a hurricane and a storm
Sun SentinelJust like that, the 2011 Atlantic season has become one of the top three busiest on record, as forecasters have added a hurricane and a tropical storm to the list of this year’s systems. Thanks to a reanalysis of storms that already have formed...Tags: National Hurricane Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tropical Weather, Natural Disasters, Tropical Storms
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Could fracking for natural gas be the cause of Tuesday's earthquake?
If you compare a map of this country's fracking sites with one of U.S. nuclear power plants, you will see that on both maps the area from the Great Lakes to the East Coast is the area of greatest concentration for both, and they overlap. If you then...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Energy Resources, Natural Resources, Nature, Nuclear Accidents
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Pulaski family gets new house after tornado destroyed previous home
ReporterA Pulaski family can't wait for moving day this Friday. Volunteers rebuilt their home after it was destroyed by a tornado in April. The house keys were handed to Mary Patton and her teenage son Elijah during a dedication ceremony Tuesday afternoon....Tags: Tornadoes, Ceremonies, Natural Disasters
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Greensburg breaks ground on new Big Well Museum
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsIt was what Greensburg was best known for until the tornado that decimated it. What's left of the structures around the Big Well--the world's biggest hand-dug well according to legend--is being knocked down to make room for a new and improved one. The...Tags: Tornadoes, Tour Operations Industry, Natural Disasters
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Family Files Claims in Case of Woman Killed by Fallen Tree
KTLA NewsCOSTA MESA, Calif. (KTLA) -- The parents of a woman crushed by a fallen eucalyptus tree last year has filed wrongful-death claims against the city of Newport Beach. Haeyoon Miller's mother and father filed separate claims within the last two weeks....Tags: Forests, Tree Pruning, Botany, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Natural Resources
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Hurricane season begins, expect unlicensed contractors to go after your cash
South Florida Sun-SentinelFlorida’s hurricane season officially begins Wednesday, and so does the season of unlicensed contractors, warns state officials. Bids from bad-acting contractors increase as people worry about installing storm shutters, fix roofs and repair fences. The...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Florida, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Meteorological Disasters
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Hurricane center says disturbance near Mexico has 50% chance of development
![<a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_atl.shtml" target="_blank">A disturbance</a> over the Bay of Campeche could strengthen over the next couple of days, as upper-level winds are expected to relax.](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-06/62815485-27105845.gif "<a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_atl.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">A disturbance</a> over the Bay of Campeche could strengthen over the next couple of days, as upper-level winds are expected to relax.")
Sun SentinelA disturbance over the Bay of Campeche could strengthen over the next couple of days, as upper-level winds are expected to relax. Accordingly, the National Hurricane Center increased its odds of developing into a bona fide tropical system to 50 percent...Tags: National Hurricane Center, Disasters and Accidents, Florida, Texas, Natural Disasters
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