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July 16, 2008
How secure is Florida's
How secure is Florida's Citizens Property Insurance? (McClatchy Washington Bureau)
In less than four years, Citizens Property Insurance went from being a temporary fix for Florida's troubled insurance market to the state's largest insurer of homes, condos and apartments.
Hurricane Season Getting Longer (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane seasons have been getting longer over the past century and the big storms are coming earlier, LiveScience has learned. The trend has been particularly noticeable since 1995, some climate scientists say. Further, the area of warm water able to support hurricanes is growing larger over time. The Atlantic Ocean is becoming more hurricane friendly, scientists say, and the shift is likely ...
