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Citizen heroes: Restoring life to Hurricane Sandy victims
Seven months after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the New Jersey Shore, destroying homes and dramatically upending lives, the tourist towns dotting the coast have ramped up repairs which are nearly complete as the summer tourist begins. But for many of the residents in surrounding areas, still embroiled in a morass of...
foxnews.com (28 minutes ago)
Georgians reminded to consider hurricane insurance
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is reminding Georgians to check their insurance policies for hurricane coverage as National Hurricane Preparedness Week approaches.Click to Continue »
macon.com (29 minutes ago)
Seven months after Sandy and $270M later, city beaches are ready to open
The sun wasn’t shining on the sands of Coney Island but the mood was bright Friday as Mayor Bloomberg kicked off the beach season, seven months after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the coastline.
nydailynews.com (3 hours ago)
Beaches Hit By Hurricane Sandy Reopened
The boardwalks of New York and New Jersey's beaches that were hit by Hurricane Sandy last year are reopening -- just in time for Memorial Day weekend.
discovery.com (3 hours ago)
Atlantic City Electric holds storm seminar
With hurricane season beginning in a week, Atlantic City Electric is holding a storm preparedness seminar at noon Tuesday on the Boardwalk.
courierpostonline.com (3 hours ago)
Mike Redmond recalls Marlins imperfect storm, 2004 Chicago visit
If not for Hurricane Ivan, manager Mike Redmond said the 2004 Marlins might have reached the playoffs to defend their World Series title. Instead, the storm and havoc it created with scheduling was the final straw in a season that fell short of expectations.
miamiherald.com (6 hours ago)
City kicks off beach season
The sun wasn’t shining on the sands of Coney Island but the mood was bright Friday as Mayor Bloomberg kicked off the beach season, seven months after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the coastline.
nydailynews.com (6 hours ago)
Tax holiday for hurricane, emergency preparedness starts today
With hurricane season nearing, it is time to stock up on flashlights, batteries, duct tape and perhaps a portable generator.
timesdispatch.com (6 hours ago)
NOAA predicts above-average hurricane season
NOAA predicts a busy Atlantic tropical storm season, with a likelihood of seven to 11 hurricanes, three to six of them major.Unusually warm ocean waters and favorable atmospheric conditions are expected to create an above-average number of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic and Caribbean this season,...
chicagotribune.com (7 hours ago)
Hurricane center: Beware of storm surge
Sat, 25 May 2013 03:34:40 GMTBy JENNIFER KAY The Associated PressDuring a hurricane, the storm surge poses the greatest threat to life and land, yet many people don’t even know what it means. Simply put, storm surge is the abnormal rise of sea water. Predicting it is far more complicated and explaining it is tricky,...
concordmonitor.com (7 hours ago)
All of City’s Public Swimming Beaches to Reopen
City officials say they will fulfill a promise, made in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, to open all of the free beach areas in time for the holiday.
nytimes.com (8 hours ago)
Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge
MIAMI (AP) - During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this seas...
rn-t.com (8 hours ago)
Putnam proud
VIENNA, W.Va. - Putnam County made quite a statement at this weeks 33rd state high school softball tournament.Hurricane claimed the Class AAA title, its first since the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission sanctioned the sport in 1981. Buff...
wvgazette.com (8 hours ago)
NOAA predicts above-average hurricane season
NOAA predicts a busy Atlantic tropical storm season, with a likelihood of seven to 11 hurricanes, three to six of them major.Unusually warm ocean waters and favorable atmospheric conditions are expected to create an above-average number of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic and Caribbean this season,...
latimes.com (8 hours ago)
Mike Redmond recalls Marlins’ imperfect storm, 2004 Chicago visit
If not for Hurricane Ivan, manager Mike Redmond said the 2004 Marlins might have reached the playoffs to defend their World Series title. Instead, the storm and havoc it created with scheduling was the “final straw” in a season that fell short of expectations.
miamiherald.com (9 hours ago)
Obama to visit Jersey Shore, speak at Convention Hall in Asbury Park on Tuesday
Obama's visit comes roughly 200 days after he toured the region with Gov. Chris Christie in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
nj.com (9 hours ago)
Prepare for storms, save money starting Saturday
With hurricane season just around the corner and memories of last year’s powerful derecho, now is the best time for Virginia residents to stock up on storm-ready items - and save money.
dailyprogress.com (10 hours ago)
The New Jersey shore reopens for first post-Sandy summer (Video)
Some are calling the New Jersey shore the best beach in the world, even if some of it is 30 feet narrower because of Hurricane Sandy. Much of the shoreline will reopen to tourism in time for the 2013 summer...
examiner.com (12 hours ago)
Beautiful Prints From Iconic New Yorker Artist Adrian Tomine
Adrian Tomine has a talent for capturing the strangeness and beauty of life in a city, from creeping Brooklyn gentrification to the subway-borne Missed Connection. His frequent illustrations for The New Yorker have always made me wish I could own a larger print-in fact, a copy of his iconic post-Hurricane Sandy...
gizmodo.com (13 hours ago)
Hurricane center aims to better explain storm surge
Storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land in a hurricane.
usatoday.com (13 hours ago)
State DEP will check eyesore in Conestoga River
The pillars in the Conestoga River at Engleside are all that remain of a railroad bridge wiped out by Hurricane Agnes in 1972. They have become a collecting ground for tree limbs and trash floating down the river, creating an eyesore there."To say the least," a reader wrote, "it is not an attractiv...
lancasteronline.com (14 hours ago)
Richard Cockerill takes well-trodden Leicester way to Twickenham
In 2005, Tony Blair won an unprecedented third term as a Labour Prime Minister, Hurricane Katrina hit the southern United...
thetimes.co.uk (14 hours ago)
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, another busy storm season ahead, forecasters say
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is calling for a higher-than-average chance of storms this season, but forecast remains preliminary, meteorologist says.
pennlive.com (14 hours ago)
Small Businesses Need Disaster Recovery Plans
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - Whether it's a tornado, a hurricane or the toilet exploding, small businesses should always have disaster recovery plans in place. Natural disasters are here to stay and last week's devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla. killing two dozen people and injuring hundreds, is a prime...
thestreet.com (15 hours ago)
Facebook and Google enter bidding war for Waze app
Travel app Waze has found itself at the centre of a bidding war between Google and Facebook, according to new information. Waze, a community driven GPS social navigation app, is one of the main data suppliers for the rather-maligned Apple Maps. In January, it was reported that Apple and Waze were in takeover talks,...
techradar.com (16 hours ago)
Galveston leaders to meet over Ike housing story
Leaders of a Southeast Texas city will meet Tuesday to discuss legal options over a newspaper story about where to build new public housing since Hurricane Ike.
brownsvilleherald.com (16 hours ago)
Galveston leaders to meet over Ike housing story
Leaders of a Southeast Texas city will meet Tuesday to discuss legal options over a newspaper story about where to build new public housing since Hurricane Ike.
themonitor.com (16 hours ago)
Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout
This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish vacation hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are headed to places like nearby campgrounds. The good news: At some U.S. campgrounds these days you get live bands, air guitar contests and chocolate pudding slip 'n slides. Americans' plans for summer travel...
foxnews.com (16 hours ago)
NOAA predicts extremely active hurricane season; forecast 3-6 major hurricanes
NOAA's Climate Prediction Center's 2013 Atlantic hurricane season outlook is out and they are calling for an active to extremely active 2013 hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin. According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center...
examiner.com (17 hours ago)
US travel industry 'optimistic' for summer
The forecast for summer travel, 2013: partly sunny. Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are commanding higher rates and seeing more customers than a few summers ago, and luxury hotels are selling out. Local businessmen and state officials are optimistic. But for a travel industry still stinging from the Great...
guardian.co.uk (17 hours ago)
