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FPL to invest about $500 million to strengthen electric system against storms
Florida Power & Light plans to invest about $500 million over the next three years to strengthen its electric distribution system against wind and flood damage from storms, executives announced. The outlay is about the same amount as the state's...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), FPL Group, Natural Disasters, Cape Coral (Lee, Florida), Port St. Lucie (St. Lucie, Florida)
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Insurance stalls revival
There were 11,256 bottles of wine in the cellar of Antoine's Restaurant on the morning of Aug. 29 when Hurricane Katrina struck, some of them rare, most of them expensive and all of them ruined when the power failed, the air conditioning died and the...Tags: Property, Sales, Natural Disasters, U.S. Congress, Rentals
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Suspicions fire racial tensions
Gina Blandin has a theory about what caused the flooding disaster that befell New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck last August, an idea that has little to do with engineering studies or physical evidence and everything to do with the poisonous...Tags: Alphonso Jackson, Public Housing, The Wall Street Journal, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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Reopening Night
Scaffolding still surrounds a huge hole in the southeast wall, the staff is a shadow of its former size, only two of 15 sprawling dining rooms are functioning, half the specialty dishes have been lopped off the menu and there was a last-minute scramble to...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Mardi Gras, Human Interest, Dining and Drinking
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Workers' plea: Gimme shelter
Home for Chuck Wonycott these days is a cramped metal bunk with a thin foam mattress deep in the bowels of an old merchant marine ship docked at the Port of New Orleans. His closet is a narrow locker. His dining room is the ship's mess hall. His...Tags: Natural Disasters, Justice System, FEMA, Music Industry, Restaurants
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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: Regional Authority, Hurricane Andrew (1992), Natural Disasters, Tropical Weather, Tropical Storms
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Lawmakers eye Citizens' wind-only policies for next year
Palm Beach County is home to 23,534 of them. Broward has 25,173. Those figures represent the number of wind-only policies Citizens Property Insurance Corp. sells at "actuarially unsound" premiums, or coverage that is routinely priced more than 60 percent...Tags: Palm Beach County, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Insurance, Altamonte Springs, Broward County
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Hurricane director: Prepare as though one will hit
Sun SentinelWill 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...Tags: Natural Disasters, Tropical Storms, National Hurricane Center, Fort Lauderdale
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Will Bermuda High help us again this storm season?
Whether 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 centered....Tags: Government, Hurricane Leslie (2012), Hurricane Isaac (2012), Natural Disasters, Executive Branch
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Fort Lauderdale condo recognized for disaster preparedness
Forum Publishing GroupWhile the L'Hermitage I condo in Fort Lauderdale is always prepared for hurricane season, weather isn't the only threat the community must stand ready to confront. Over the years, the condo has had to deal with water leaks, deaths, a fire and an...Tags: First Aid, Natural Disasters, Tropical Storms, Lobbying, Fort Lauderdale
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Hurricane conference to highlight Florida's vulnerability
Emergency managers and first responders will focus on two concerns at this year's Florida Governor's Hurricane Conference: The need for residents to grasp the potential deadliness of storm surge and the odds of a hurricane strike this year. A...
Tags: Palm Beach County, Broward County, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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Rugby-Bulls 48 Hurricanes 14 - Super Rugby result
ReutersPRETORIA, May 4 (Reuters) - The Bulls (South Africa) beat the Hurricanes (New Zealand) 48-14 (halftime 27-0) in a Super Rugby match at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Scores: Blues - Tries: JJ Engelbrecht, Deon Stegmann, Akona Ndungane, Dean Greyling,...Tags: Natural Disasters
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