Latest Hurricane Headlines

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Hurricane forecasters agree: busy season ahead

Jun 4 2007 // Weather forecasters differ somewhat in their methodologies and numbers but appear to agree on one matter: the 2007 hurricane season looks to be a busy one along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. They predict that anywhere from...

Hurricane forecasters agree: busy season ahead

Jun 4 2007 // Weather forecasters differ somewhat in their methodologies and numbers but appear to agree on one matter: the 2007 hurricane season looks to be a busy one along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. They predict that anywhere from...

RMS withdraws 5-year hurricane model from Fla.

Jun 4 2007 // Risk Management Solutions has withdrawn a short-term, five-year hurricane forecasting model submitted for approval to Florida officials after being told the model did not meet required standards. Mitch Sattler, RMS vice...

Storm-tested, researched Fla. building codes remain a work in progress

Jun 4 2007 // When Category 5 Hurricane Andrew damaged or destroyed more than 125,000 Florida homes and left about 250,000 people homeless in south Miami-Dade County, the destruction was born from a mix of 165 mph winds, outdated...

Newport’s mansions develop hurricane plan

Jun 4 2007 // An aerial view of Cliff Walk along Newport, Rhode Island’s rugged coastline showing stately oceanfront mansions, behind gilded wrought iron fences and towering stone walls. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Perched on the...

10 2007 Atlantic hurricane season to be busy one

Jun 4 2007 // Will forecasters’ warnings prove accurate this year? 10 N.H. on risks with no Social Security Numbers Carriers can’t refuse to quote- so what do they do? 10 Newport’s mansions develop hurricane...

News Currents

Jun 4 2007 // Forecasters agree: 2007 Atlantic hurricane season to be busy one Weather forecasters agree that the 2007 hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, with peak activity in August through October, should be a...

Hurricane forecasters agree: busy season ahead

Jun 4 2007 // Weather forecasters differ somewhat in their methodologies and numbers but appear to agree on one matter: the 2007 hurricane season looks to be a busy one along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. They predict that anywhere from...

News Currents

Jun 4 2007 // Storm-tested, researched Fla. building codes remain a work in progress When Category 5 Hurricane Andrew damaged or destroyed more than 125,000 Florida homes and left about 250,000 people homeless in south Miami-Dade...

RMS withdraws 5-year hurricane model from Fla.

Jun 4 2007 // Risk Management Solutions has withdrawn a short-term, five-year hurricane forecasting model submitted for approval to Florida officials after being told the model did not meet required standards. Mitch Sattler, RMS vice...

Hurricane forecasters agree: busy season ahead

Jun 4 2007 // Weather forecasters differ somewhat in their methodologies and numbers but appear to agree on one matter: the 2007 hurricane season looks to be a busy one along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. They predict that anywhere from...

S.C. Senate Follows House in Approving Coastal Insurance Bill

Jun 1 2007 // The South Carolina Senate has approved omnibus legislation that backers hope will ease the insurance cost and availability crunch facing coastal property owners in the state by providing discounts and tax breaks. The...

Hurricane Forecaster Gray, Like Others, Expects Above Normal Activity

May 31 2007 // As the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season became official, Colorado State University’s well-known weather researcher William Gray stood by his earlier April prediction that this will be a storm period “much more...

S.C. Inspectors Scurry to Check Sun City Roofs Before Hurricanes Start

May 31 2007 // Home inspectors are rushing to check roofs in South Carolina’s Sun City Hilton Head development before the heart of hurricane season to see if trusses were properly built and can handle high winds. Beaufort County is...

R.I. House Members Unveil Bills Curbing Insurers’ Coastal Practices

May 31 2007 // The leaders of a special Rhode Island House commission studying the effects of natural disasters on property insurance costs have introduced legislation they say is aimed at protecting coastal homeowners from...

National Cat Fund Gains Congressional Support … But Is It Enough?

May 30 2007 // Unlike Florida’s Capitol in Tallahassee, where lawmakers have taken a number of actions to address the state’s insurance crisis with arguable results, solutions at the federal level have been hard to come...

U.S. Oil Industry Preps for Gulf Storm Season

May 30 2007 // If you think gasoline prices are high now, consider the eye-popping possibilities if another monster storm pummels the Gulf of Mexico this hurricane season, the way Katrina and Rita battered the petroleum-rich waters in...

La. Legislative Session at Mid-point with Most Bills Still Hanging

May 30 2007 // Halfway through the legislative session, spending plans and tax cut proposals are at odds, insurance relief proposals in post-hurricane Louisiana are under negotiation, and most major bills still are awaiting...

S.C. Gov. Sanford: Locals, Not Feds, Must Control Hurricane Response

May 29 2007 // South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford repeated calls last week for state and local officials, not the federal government, to retain control during hurricane response efforts. The Republican governor said the lack of preparation...

Fla.’s Citizens to Get $2 Billion Additional Financing

May 29 2007 // The board of Citizens Property Insurance approved a nearly $2 billion financing plan last week that will give the state-backed company nearly $9 billion to pay hurricane damage claims this summer. Citizens, which has grown...