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Storm Barry heads for Mexico Gulf coast oil installations
ReutersMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Barry, the second of the Atlantic hurricane season, strengthened as it churned toward Mexico on Wednesday, threatening to bring heavy rains to oil and power installations near the country's Gulf coast. The...Tags: Mexico City, Heavy Engineering, Tropical Weather, Nuclear Power, Petroleum Industry
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UPDATE 1-Storm Barry heads for Mexico Gulf coast oil installations
ReutersMEXICO CITY, June 19 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Barry, the second of the Atlantic Hurricane season, churned toward Mexico on Wednesday, threatening to bring heavy rains to key oil and power installations near the country's Gulf coast. The Minatitlan...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Tropical Weather, Nuclear Power, Petroleum Industry, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Coastal cities and climate change: You're going to get wet
BEFORE Hurricane Sandy tore through New York and New Jersey, it stopped in Florida. Huge waves covered beaches, swept over Fort Lauderdale’s concrete sea wall and spilled onto A1A, Florida’s coastal highway. A month later another series of...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Local Government, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Bodies of Water, Environmental Issues
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Season's second tropical depression forms; no threat to U.S.
The season's second tropical depression formed Monday along the Mexican coast, nearly two weeks after Tropical Storm Andrea, but it's uncertain whether it will become Tropical Storm Barry. The system was bringing heavy rains to the Yucatan Peninsula,...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Weather, Tropical Weather, Tropical Storms, Weather Reports
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New York adds 600,000 residents to storm evacuation zones
In the wake of deadly Superstorm Sandy, New York officials have added 600,000 residents to the city's storm evacuation zones, according to maps released Tuesday. The new designation divides the most endangered areas into six zones with 2.9 million...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Career and Workplace, Manhattan (New York City), Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy
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Palm Beach County emergency director stresses hurricane preparedness
Although the National Hurricane Center is getting better at predicting the course of storms, emergency managers in Palm Beach County continue to caution that even though certain areas might not be "in the cone," the public must stay vigilant and prepared....
Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Hurricane Isaac (2012), Natural Disasters, NASA, Tropical Storms
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Utilities, Malloy Say State Is Ready For Damaging Weather
The Hartford CourantGov. Dannel P. Malloy summoned the heads of the state's power and communications companies to Hartford on Tuesday for a closed-door, hour-long meeting on preparations for the next big storm. "We may not get everything right every time, but we will...Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Executive Branch, Dannel P. Malloy , Connecticut Light and Power, Verizon Communications
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Hot and mostly sunny this week
Sun SentinelExpect a hot week with the usual chance of afternoon storms, pretty much the norm for late spring. You also can expect the heat to continue to build over the coming weeks, as we make our way into summer. South Florida's Monday forecast calls for...Tags: Hurricane Andrew (1992), Natural Disasters, Weather, Weather Reports
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Emergency response team preps for hurricane season
As hurricane season approaches, many people are more concerned with their safety in the event of an emergency, and the College Park Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is ready to teach others how to be prepared. The group will offer evening classes...Tags: Natural Disasters, FEMA, Colleges and Universities, College Park (Orlando, Florida), Medical Procedures and Tests
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Urban flood advisory for parts of Broward
Sun SentinelAn urban flood advisory has been issued for east central Broward County. The National Weather Service says radar has detected heavy rainfall in excess of 3 inches per hour in some areas. The rain is expected to continue until at least 2 p.m. The...Tags: Plantation, Lake Okeechobee, Natural Disasters, Weather, National Weather Service
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Ask Kim: How do I get my insurance claim paid after a storm?
Kiplinger's Money PowerQ. What steps can I take to help get my homeowners insurance claim paid quickly if my house is damaged by a storm? A. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that this year's hurricane season (which begins on June 1) could include up...Tags: Natural Disasters, Insurance, Inventories, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Emergency managers prep for hurricane season
– Emergency managers in Broward County face a new challenge for the 2013 hurricane season: revised evacuation zones in Miami-Dade County. Changes in the Miami-Dade county maps "made a significant difference in the footprint of their potential...
Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Natural Disasters, Broward County, Twitter, Inc., Social Media
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