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Hurricane season begins: Things you may not know about one of nature’s fiercest forces
The Alabama Local made a list of the 10 things you need to know about hurricanes as well as the important facts that we learned from las year’s season and here is what they pointed out: Number of storms last year: 15 named storms, eight hurricanes, two of them major ones. Where did the… Read More »
The two Florida Republicans who voted against Hurricane Michael disaster aid explain why.
On Monday June 3, The House of Representatives approved a $19.1 billion disaster supplement that is supposed to bring aid to communities that have been affected by natural disasters, such as hurricanes, wildfires and flooding. Two of the representatives who voted against the measure where Florida representatives Francis Rooney of Naples and Greg Steube… Read More »
No Move to Tighten Building Codes As Hurricane Season Starts In Florida
Panama City and other Panhandle residents have suffered from the consequences that Hurricane Michael and Hurricane Andrew have had on their homes. The strong winds of this storms wiped out the homes of some of this residents leaving them with nothing behind. Leslie Chapman-Henderson head of the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, spoke to… Read More »
5 of the most powerful, destructive hurricanes in Florida’s history
One of the things Florida is most known for is: hurricanes. AccuWeather came up with the 5 most know and powerful hurricanes that have hit Florida in the past years. Okeechobee Hurricane (1928): Making landfall as a category 4 hurricane near West Palm Beach on Sept 16, it caused over 2,5000 fatalities, most of… Read More »
Climate Change Might Weaken Wind Barrier Protecting Florida from Hurricanes
The Miami News Times published an article addressing a new study from NOAA and Columbia University that claims that due to climate change the wind shear along the East Coast will likely weaken. The study says that greenhouse gases are going to weaken the wind shear which ultimately acts as a barrier that protects… Read More »
Hurricane 2019: Event gives residents advice on preparing for hurricane season
Dan Summers, director of Collier County’s Bureau of Emergency Services and Marla Ottenstein, Naple Daily News Get Organized columnist, spoke Wednesday, June 5 at an event hosted by the Naples Daily News about how to prepare for the next big storm. Summers presentation highlighted the important facts to consider when deciding to evacuate your… Read More »
Ron DeSantis awards $78.1M for Hurricane Irma recovery in Miami-Dade County
Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, announced that the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) is granting $78.1 million in funding to the Miami-Dade County to aid in the recovery from Hurricane Irma. In a statement by FDEM director Jared Moskowitz he said “When I took over at FDEM, Governor DeSantis directed me to speed… Read More »
First Hurricane Michael hammered the Panhandle. Now survivors fear fires, floods.
Meet Rodney Andreasen, Jackson County emergency management director and one of the many victims who still suffers from the consequences Hurricane Michael has had on Florida’s northwest. Due to the wreckage and debris left behind after the hurricane, Panhandle has suffered from other natural disasters such as flooding, wildfires and even the fear of their… Read More »
Study Affirms Callahan Prime For Flooding
On May 21, 2019, more than 30 residents of Nassau County attended a meeting to look at area and floods maps as well as review a study that predicts that areas in and around Callahan are vulnerable for flooding even in the event of a category one hurricane. The Nassau County record covered the… Read More »
Forecasters slightly boost the projected number of storms this Atlantic hurricane season
The Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science projected an increase in the numbers of hurricanes predicted from five to six and an increase in the number of named storms, including tropical storms from 13 to 14. Despite this prediction, the CSU made clear in an article published in The… Read More »