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Early Hurricane Forecast: 2013 Could Bring 2 To 4 'Major' Storms
The Hartford CourantThe Atlantic Ocean could produce more "major" hurricanes this year than it did in 2012, according to a company that provides weather forecasts for corporate clients. In an early hurricane forecast released Thursday, ImpactWeather Inc. predicted that 2013...Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Oceans, National Hurricane Center, Weather Reports, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Trout season opens Saturday in southeastern Pennsylvania
The smell of sizzling bacon and the taste of eggs over easy with buttered toast are as much a part of the opening day of fishing as casting that first line. Trout season kicks off in the 18-county Southeast Region of Pennsylvania at 8 a.m. Saturday, and...
Tags: Fishing, Labor Day, Weather Reports, Lehigh County, Whitehall
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The Tale of Two Disasters
Mother Nature pulled few punches in 2012. By the end of June, a majority of the continental U.S. was in some stage of drought and the continued lack of rainfall, combined with historically high temperatures, conjured up images of the Dust Bowl for rural...Tags: New York City, Environmental Issues, Finance, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Economy, Business and Finance
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Investor Coalition Says Insurers Should Have Better Climate-Change Strategies
The Hartford CourantAn investors group says the insurance industry needs to better prepare for coming shifts in the earth's climate. The critique came in a report released Thursday by Ceres, a Boston-based coalition of institutional investors that advocate for...Tags: Global Change, Global Warming, Business, Weather, Insurance
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Hurricane Sandy charity accused of diverting funds into personal accounts
Watchdog with Paul MuschickI wrote last week about the need to watch for price gouging after disasters such as Hurricane Sandy. It's wise to proceed cautiously when donating to charities after disasters, too. Authorities sued a charity last week. New Jersey authorities sued...... -
New Mediation Process Proposed For Homeowners Disputing Catastrophe Claim Payments
The Hartford CourantThe state Insurance Department recommended legislation that would create a new mediation process to resolve disputes between homeowners and insurers over claims from catastrophes, such as hurricanes. The mediation would be paid by the insurer, though...Tags: Andrew Cuomo, East Haven, Tropical Storms, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Insurance
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American Red Cross launches tornado app
March is Red Cross month, and that means the organization wants you to know what they're doing for the community. The American Red Cross launched a new app Monday. It’s the tornado app, and it’s free to anyone with a Mac or...
Tags: FEMA, Weather Warnings, Apple iPad, First Aid, Tornadoes
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Maryland regulators say utilities must improve reliability
State regulators investigating widespread, long-lasting outages from the derecho last summer ordered Maryland utilities Wednesday to take steps to improve reliability — and signaled a willingness to add penalties for "sub-standard performance."...
Tags: Snow Storms, Government, Civil and Public Service, Baltimore County, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
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Cars Damaged by Hurricane Sandy Pass 250,000 Mark
KickingTiresHurricane Sandy damaged or destroyed more than 250,000 cars, the National Insurance Crime Bureau said Thursday. The Des Plaines, Ill., agency noted that these preliminary figures only include insured cars whose owners filed claims after the October 2012...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Des Plaines, The New York Times, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Preparing your home for storms
Jill Sorensen's basement flooded after a winter storm knocked out her power, then again in 2011 during Hurricane Irene.
What stopped another encore performance during last year's derecho? She'd installed a sump pump that uses her home's water pressure to...Tags: Weather Reports, Timonium, Weather, Hurricane Irene (2011), Building Material
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Speak up against excessive prices after disasters
In the days following Hurricane Sandy, a few people told me they felt area businesses were charging inflated prices and taking advantage of desperate people. State law prohibits businesses from substantially raising prices, often referred to as price...Tags: Laws, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Business, Lawyers, Media Industry
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Forecast calls for pain
Not long after President Barack Obama promised to fight climate change in his inaugural address, temperatures soared to 70 last week in Baltimore — in late January. Our weather continues to be unrecognizable. Last summer was the hottest ever...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Global Change, Global Warming, Solar Energy, Weather
Mar 28, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Mar 28, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Mar 15, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Mar 8, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Feb 25, 2013
| Allentown Morning Call
Mar 6, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Mar 4, 2013
|Story| WDBJ7
Feb 27, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 22, 2013
|Blog| Cars.com
Feb 21, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 20, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Feb 5, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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