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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: FPL Group, Cape Coral (Lee, Florida), Hurricane Sandy (2012), Natural Disasters, Port St. Lucie (St. Lucie, Florida)
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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: National Weather Service, Natural Disasters, National Hurricane Center
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Boaters hit snags after Hurricane Sandy changed South Jersey inlets
Capt. Frank Camarda has piloted his 80-foot party boat Miss Beach Haven to the tip of Holgate on the southern end of Long Beach Island for ages. Camarda knows his boat drafts 4.5 feet of water. He knows Little Egg Inlet is about 6.5 feet at low tide, and...Tags: U.S. Army, Memorial Day, Hatteras, Hurricane Sandy (2012), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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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: National Weather Service, Weather, Executive Branch, Fort Lauderdale, Tropical Storms
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Stephen Goldstein: Bush Library a lesson in hypocrisy
Everything that looked right about the recent dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is what's wrong with America. First, hypocrisy was in overdrive: Against the backdrop of an architecturally pre-pubescent building, on a...Tags: Arts and Culture, Media Industry, Same-Sex Marriage, Abraham Lincoln, Natural Disasters
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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, Government, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Andrew (1992), Rick Scott
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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: Layoffs and Downsizing, FEMA, Regional Authority, Tropical Storms, Oceans
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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: National Weather Service, Hurricane Isaac (2012), Executive Branch, Government, Hurricane Leslie (2012)
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Six months later, Superstorm Sandy's impact still being felt
The Obama administration approved $1.83 billion to help New Jersey recover from the effects of Superstorm Sandy, which six months ago to the day pounded through the state and metropolitan New York City areas, bring flooding, destruction and death....
Tags: U.S. Congress, Chris Christie, Elections, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Government
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ANALYSIS-Six months after Sandy, NY fuel supply chain still vulnerable
ReutersBy Sabina Zawadzki and Anna Louie Sussman NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - Six months after Hurricane Sandy ripped into the U.S. East Coast and triggered one of the worst energy crises in decades, there is scattered evidence companies and state agencies...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, New York City, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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NASA gets view of Saturn's extreme "hurricane"
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole. In high-resolution pictures and video, scientists see the hurricane's eye is...
Tags: Space Programs, Hampton University, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Science, Natural Disasters
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Monster hurricane rages on Saturn's north pole: Video
Images of a massive hurricane raging inside a strange hexagonal weather pattern at Saturn's north pole have recently been released by NASA, revealing a mystery inside an even bigger mystery. The hurricane is enormous and violent--more than 20 times...
Tags: Science, Natural Disasters, Science and Technology
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