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There's nowhere to run as growers do what they can
Sentinel Staff WriterFlorida's citrus industry is helpless in the face of an unprecedented second hit from a hurricane in a single season -- with this blow taking aim at the famed Indian River region. With hundreds of millions of dollars worth of grapefruit and oranges...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Federal Reserve, Meteorological Disasters, Florida
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Message to tourists: Come visit
Sentinel Staff WriterVisit Florida, the state's tourism marketing arm, will spend $119,000 in print advertising, research and public relations to get out the word that Florida is still open for business despite the wallop from Hurricane Charley. The initial ads will be in...Tags: Jeb Bush, Meteorological Disasters, Florida, Natural Disasters, Marketing
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Many people hurry, wait to buy supplies
Sentinel Staff WritersFear and panic waited in line with everyone else for plywood and candles across Central Florida on Thursday as the maw of Hurricane Frances moved closer to land. "People are scared," said Barbara Strayton, assistant manager of the West Marine boating-...Tags: Melbourne, Florida City, Meteorological Disasters, Florida, The Home Depot
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Miami-Dade cleans up on FEMA aid
Sun-SentinelGovernment aid for Hurricane Frances bought Miami-Dade County residents rooms full of furniture, new wardrobes and thousands of appliances, including microwaves, refrigerators and sewing machines, even though the brunt of the storm missed the county....Tags: Education, Miami-Dade County, Hurricane Preparedness, Electrical Appliance, Tropical Storms
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Face to face: A Conversation with Tom Gallagher
Florida's Chief Financial Officer discusses the impact of the 2004 hurricane season on insurance and the state's policyholders.
Q. After four hurricanes and a tropical storm, the smart money says our insurance rates are going up. What's your assessment?...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, FEMA, Career and Workplace, Tropical Storms, Disasters and Accidents
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State to pay $60 million share of hurricane aid
Sun-SentinelThe state will pay more than $60 million as its share of federal hurricane assistance to Floridians but has no control over how the money is spent or who gets it. Florida officials also have no plans to ask the Federal Emergency Management Agency for...Tags: Bill Nelson, Hurricane Preparedness, Executive Branch, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Jeb Bush
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What if Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida today?
Staff WritersPicture Hurricane Andrew churning with devastating power, only this time it is aiming right down Broward Boulevard. With ferocious gusts up to 180 mph, it pounds Port Everglades, the Swap Shop and Sawgrass Mills Mall. It chews up the Elbo Room,...Tags: Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Hurricane Preparedness, Miami-Dade County, Wellington, Tropical Storms
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1995 season brings 19 named storms
Sun-SentinelWith 19 storms, the 1995 season goes down as the second-busiest season on record, trailing only 1933, when 21 storms formed. Tropical systems killed 121 people and caused $7.7 billion in damage, including 36 killed and $5 billion in damage in the...Tags: Weather, Hurricane Preparedness, Disasters and Accidents, Meteorological Disasters, Africa
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Multibillion-dollar insurance loss expected
Sun StaffThe insurance industry braced yesterday for a multibillion-dollar bill associated with Tuesday's terrorist attacks, but executives and analysts said the losses will probably amount to less than claims from some recent natural disasters and should be borne...Tags: Swiss Confederation, Los Angeles, Crime, Law and Justice, Meteorological Disasters, Northridge
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Disaster fund might dry up
Sentinel Staff WriterEven though it will reimburse insurance companies an estimated $1 billion for their losses from Hurricane Charley, the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund should have no trouble covering whatever claims arise from Hurricane Frances, industry and state...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Property-Casualty Insurance, Finance, Disasters and Accidents, Meteorological Disasters
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In South Florida, Census Shows Caribbean Surge Adds Blacks, Asians
Sun-Sentinel Staff WriterDuring the 1990s, South Florida turned into a multicultural megalopolis, growing to a population about the size of Wisconsin's, spreading steadily north and west, and comprising more and more minorities, according to new census figures released Tuesday....Tags: North Palm Beach, Miami-Dade County, Population and Census, Hinduism, Hispanic and Latino Americans
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Hurricane shelter for pets a doggone dilemma
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe wind is howling, the storm is getting closer, it's time to evacuate. But if you have pets and need to go to a public hurricane shelter, you face a troubling dilemma: What to do with your animals? Hurricanes Andrew and Floyd taught disaster...Tags: Hurricane Preparedness, Pets, Agricultural Research and Technology, Meteorological Disasters, Florida
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