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Info on tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific can be found on the NOAA National Hurricane Center Web site,Click here...
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Info on tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific can be found on the NOAA National Hurricane Center Web site,Labels: Hurricane
Nobody asked the residents who stayed behind during Hurricane Katrina why until recently. Stanford University psychologist Nicole Stephens and her colleagues decided to compare the views of outside observers with the perspectives of the New Orleans residents who actually rode out Katrina. READ MORE
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Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans and surrounding areas in August 2005, ranks as one of the nation's most devastating natural disasters. Shortly after the storm, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers established a task force to assess the performance of the levees, floodwalls, and other structures comprising the area's hurricane protection system during Hurricane Katrina. This book provides an independent review of the task force's final draft report and identifies key lessons from the Katrina experience and their implications for future hurricane preparedness and planning in the region.Labels: Hurricane
June 23, 2009 Webinar
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June 1st marks the official start of the 2009 Hurricane Season ...
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As the 2009 hurricane season arrives, many homeowners are finding insurance is either more expensive, or harder to get as insurance carriers try to limit their exposure in high-risk areas. READ MORE
Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 24 - 30, 2009 ... MORE INFOLabels: Hurricane
The report is the fifth and final one in the series to provide recommendations to the Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET), formed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to examine why New Orleans' hurricane-protection system failed during Hurricane Katrina and how it can be strengthened.
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Hurricane experts at the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project have scaled back their prediction for the Atlantic and now say this will be an average season with 12 named storms (down from 14 storms), including six hurricanes. They say two of them could be major. The estimate reduction is based on a developing El Nino condition which tends to reduce Atlantic hurricane activity. MORE INFO
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Hurricane Preparedness Week during 2009 will be held May 24th through May 30th.Labels: Hurricane
In a recent report released by the Texas House of Representatives Select Committee on Hurricane Ike Devastation state lawmakers laid out plans to better prepare the state for the aftermath of a major hurricane. Spurred into action by Hurricane Ike’s aftermath, lawmakers assessed the damage and made plans for the future. READ MORE
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November 30, 2008 marked the "official" end of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. NOAA reports that the season produced a record number of consecutive storms to strike the United States and ranks as one of the more active seasons in the 64 years since comprehensive records began. READ MORE
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On the 70th anniversary of the "Great New England Hurricane of 1938" Southampton, NY and Suffolk County have implemented a major public awareness campaign.
Suffolk County Emergency Services Commissioner Joseph Williams said the county relies heavily on the HAZUS-MH projections for developing models to train response personnel. “We use this like a Bible,” Mr. Williams said. “We’re constantly preparing for an event like this.”
To read an article in the East Hampton Press, click here...
To download the Southampton 2008 Hurricane Guide, click here...
HAZUS.org is getting calls and emails from media sources asking about HAZUS-MH generated damage estimates for Hurricane IKE.
HAZUS-MH loss estimates can include:
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Lee County, FL reports on HAZUS-MH estimates for Tropical Storm Fay
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COMPLACENCY!
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