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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: Natural Disasters, Fort Lauderdale, Hurricanes, Politics, Lobbying
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Soggy spring brings severe storms early this season
Central Floridians are used to rough weather in the summer. But this year, the destructive squalls are beginning their rampages early, sparking lightning strikes, spawning hail, tossing lawn furniture and twisting pool enclosures — all before May....Tags: Natural Disasters, Altamonte Springs, Hurricanes, Shingles, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Team Pedro helps family of man injured after tropical storm
For the family of Pedro Sanchez, the saying "when it rains, it pours" took on a new – and literal - meaning when Tropical Storm Isaac blew through the area last August. Like most families living in the western communities Sanchez's neighborhood...Tags: Hurricane Isaac (2012)
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Plainville Preparing To Buy, Raze Flood-Prone Homes
The Hartford CourantA $2 million state grant approved April 26 will allow the town to buy and raze 14 homes in a oft-flooded neighborhood bordering wetlands of the Pequabuck River, the town manager said Tuesday. — A $2 million state grant approved April 26 will...Tags: Plainville, Floods, FEMA
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Costly new levee to guard against Palm Beach County flooding threatens wetlands
Flooding fears lingering from Tropical Storm Isaac's historic soaking of Palm Beach County shouldn't result in destroying wetlands to add a new levee, according to environmental advocates. After Isaac, concerns about a potential breach of the damaged...
Tags: South Florida Water Management District, Palm Beach County, Boynton Beach, Wildlife, Wetlands
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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: Natural Disasters, Insurance, Hurricanes, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Andrew Cuomo
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Thursday: Clear, sunny skies, cool air
Sun SentinelIt should be a gorgeous day with clear sunny skies and dry cool air, thanks to a cold front. But the cooler conditions won't last long. By Friday afternoon, temperatures are expected to climb close to 80 degrees. South Florida's Thursday forecast...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Weather, Weather Reports
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Closing schools for last week's snow, better safe than sorry [Commentary]
Football season's over and baseball spring training games often don't rise to the level being topic for casual conversation, so last week's big snow that wasn't quickly became fodder for plenty of commentary at many levels. A major target when stormy...Tags: Spring Training, Snow Storms, Tropical Weather, The Weather Channel (tv network), National Weather Service
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CL&P To Ratepayers: Please Remit $414M For Storms
The Hartford CourantThe state's largest electric utility is filing its receipts for reimbursement. Connecticut Light & Power sent more than 600 pages of documents to regulators Thursday, launching its case for repayment of $414 million the utility said it spent on five...Tags: Halloween, Northeast Utilities
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Winter or spring, snow worries are a Maryland tradition
Here's a question for a snowy day in spring: Will Marylanders, and Baltimoreans in particular, ever grow so accustomed to snow that they stop worrying so much about it? Could climate change do enough crazy things to the atmosphere to bring us more...
Tags: Safeway Inc., Conservation, Natural Disasters, Snow Storms, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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Winter Storm Nemo is just the beginning
Ever since Winter Storm Nemo lit up the Twitterverse and The Weather Channel's round-the-clock coverage, I've been fascinated with the idea that commercial enterprises can go far beyond the National Weather Service's rather stodgy names for hurricanes and...
Tags: Lehigh Valley Hospital, The Weather Channel (tv network), Fires, Traffic, Allentown
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Maritime museum's new director sees bright future for former oyster shucking house
On the job a little more than a week, Alicia Estrada hasn't settled into her new digs at the Annapolis Maritime Museum. But she has begun evaluating its programs as she looks to the future of the former oyster plant. "I'm just trying to get my head...Tags: Netherlands, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Museums, Annapolis
May 2, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
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Mar 21, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Mar 12, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 28, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Mar 25, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Mar 11, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Feb 28, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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