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Hurricane forecasting will get a $13-million boost if Congress approves a budget increase proposed this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Posted - Friday, September 19, 2008 08:37 AM EDT
Like most Keys residents, I’ve been stocking my hurricane provisions with cans of meat, fish, ravioli, hash, fruits, and veggies since June 1, the official start of the hurricane season. It’s hard to face the unhappy prospect of serving this dreary fare to friends and family when they have been severely tested by the ferocious storms that sometimes lash the Keys along with the attendant power loss and unrelenting high heat and humidity.
Posted - Friday, September 19, 2008 08:38 AM EDT
When Hurricane Ike bore down on the Keys, it wasn’t only humans who sought protection. The animals needed safety, too. And many received it in the form of foster homes while the storm threatened.
Posted - Friday, November 21, 2008 08:17 AM EST
Frustrated residents and business owners might blame too much hype for the early evacuation of the Keys for Hurricane Ike. But Monroe County Emergency Management Director Irene Toner says there were valid and complex reasons for the call to get people out.
Posted - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 09:03 AM EDT
What was billed as "The Tempest" turned out to be "Much Ado About Nothing."
Posted - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 09:02 AM EDT
In June, Village of Islamorada officials gathered in their emergency operations center to prepare for a storm barreling north across Cuba with a direct path through the Lower and Middle Keys.
Posted - Monday, August 25, 2008 04:38 PM EDT
When a hurricane threatens the Keys, you'll have to make the decision whether to evacuate or ride out the storm in safety at home. If local authorities recommend evacuation, you should leave. Their advice is based on knowledge of the strength of the storm and its potential for death and destruction.
Posted - Friday, June 06, 2008 02:53 PM EDT
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Posted - Saturday, May 31, 2008 03:07 PM EDT
For the thousands of Keys residents who purchased a generator the past few years, there are a few things you should do to ensure your alternate power source will be ready for use when the power is knocked out for the first time.
Posted - Tuesday, May 27, 2008 12:12 AM EDT
Four hurricanes blew over or past the Florida Keys in the hurricane season just ended, stripping our plants of foliage, twisting branches, breaking fronds, uprooting trees, spraying saltwater on the foliage and inundating the plants’ root zones.
Posted - Tuesday, May 27, 2008 12:14 AM EDT
