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Key Biscayne beach sitting great in top 10 for fourth straight year
South Florida Sun-SentinelIf your idea of a perfect beach involves a waiter to fetch your drinks and the amenities of a high-rise hotel, then the beach at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park may not be for you. Because all you can see from this 1 1/4-mile-long pristine beach at...Tags: Hatteras, Outer Banks, Atlantic Ocean, Key Biscayne
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Forecasters predict subdued hurricane season
Forecasters are expecting the fewest Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms since 2009, particularly if the weather phenomenon El Niño develops by the heart of the hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Weather Science, Science and Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Weather
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The CT Claims Tally For Irene: $235M; Forecast For 2012 Is Quieter
Eight months later, the tally from Tropical Storm Irene is in: As of May 1, insurance companies paid a total of $235 million on more than 60,000 claims in Connecticut related to damage from Irene, according to the state Insurance Department. That's big...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Weather Reports, Tropical Storms, National Hurricane Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Gov. Rick Scott: Odds are against another quiet hurricane season in Florida
Sun SentinelDon’t let six hurricane-free years in Florida fool you into thinking the upcoming season will be a cakewalk. That was the message from Gov. Rick Scott and other officials at the Governor’s Hurricane Conference in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday....Tags: Natural Disasters, Regional Authority, Politics, Government, Executive Branch
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Forecasters predict near-normal Atlantic hurricane season
Conditions in the atmosphere and the ocean favor a near-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin this season, NOAA announced today from Miami at its Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, and home to the Hurricane Research Division....
Tags: Natural Disasters, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Research, Jane Lubchenco, Caribbean Sea
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Mardi Gras has Flag Day event, giving away 8,000 flags
Mardi Gras Casino will give away 8,000 flags beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday, which is Flag Day. Military men and women have been invited to participate in the day-long activities which will include a barbecue and live music.“This is our way to...Tags: Mardi Gras, Hallandale Beach
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NOAA: 4 to 8 hurricanes this season
Sun SentinelGovernment forecasters are calling for an average or slightly below average storm season, with 9 to 15 named storms, including four to eight hurricanes. They project that one to three of the hurricanes will be major, with winds greater than 110 mph.The...Tags: Natural Disasters, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, The Weather Channel (tv network), Miami-Dade County, Weather
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S. Florida sign company builds on its success
Jeff and Jim Adinolfe are feeling pretty good about the little company they started 20 years ago in Lake Worth. They can look back on their work — including on opening day at the Miami Marlins ballpark — to see they've come a long way. Their...
Tags: Starbucks Corp., Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Maryland rocks — so get me out of it
So now I have to worry about earthquakes too? Aside from winter's car-covering blizzards, the mid-Atlantic area has seemed a pretty mundane place to live, weather-wise. But during Tuesday's 5.8 magnitude earthquake our entire house outside Baltimore...Tags: Texas, Natural Disasters, Disasters, The Weather Channel (tv network), Florida
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Church relief groups gear up to heal wounds dealt by Hurricane Irene
It helps to know what you do best, especially in disaster relief.
As Hurricane Irene targets the United States, members of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster know which outfit specializes in what.
Southern Baptists and Assemblies...Tags: Natural Disasters, The Salvation Army, Baptist, Pinecrest, Disasters
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New South Hagerstown High School principal hopes to put swagger into academics
julieg@herald-mail.comLess than three months into the job as principal of South Hagerstown High School, Tim Dawson has repeatedly visited classrooms, had South High's teachers take part of an SAT exam and had his hair cut by students to celebrate South's football victory...Tags: College Basketball, David Wingate, College Sports, Reggie Williams, Racism
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How safe are state's nuclear plants?
South Florida Sun-SentinelNuclear power critics and federal lawmakers raised questions about the nation's power supply, including Florida's five nuclear reactors and proposals to build four new ones, in light of the crisis in Japan. Florida Power & Light, the state's largest...Tags: Nuclear Power, Natural Disasters, Politics, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Turkey
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