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Atlantic hurricane season comes
Atlantic hurricane season comes to end (Disaster News Network)
The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season officially comes to a close today, and while residents in the U.S. are breathing a sigh of relief that they escaped what had been predicted to be a highly active storm season, people in other countries weren't as lucky.
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Hurricane forecasters call season
Hurricane forecasters call season near average (South Florida Business Journal)
As this year's hurricane season nears its end, the Colorado State University hurricane forecasting team that predicted an active season now says it was not.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 07:35 AM
Palm Beach winds up
Palm Beach winds up locally light hurricane season with only two named systems (Palm Beach Daily news)
Storm damage is limited to beach, retaining wall. The above-average Atlantic basin hurricane season predicted by top forecasters materialized this year but fortunately for Florida, the state again was spared the widespread damage of the 2004 and 2005 seasons.
Mild hurricane season may be 'tragedy in the making' (Arizona Daily Star)
MIAMI Despite alarming predictions, the U.S. came through a second straight hurricane season virtually unscathed, raising fears among emergency planners that they will be fighting public apathy and overconfidence when they warn people to prepare for next year.
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Archaeologists explore wreck off
Archaeologists explore wreck off Fla. (The Charlotte Observer)
When Matthew Kuehne dives to the sandy bottom of Pensacola Bay, he reaches back 450 years to Spaniard Don Tristan de Luna's hurricane-doomed effort to form the first colony in the present-day United States. Archaeologists say the buried hull of a ship from de Luna's fleet of 11 ships holds crucial clues to the 1559 expedition, which sailed from Mexico to Florida's Panhandle. The ship's discovery ...
Hurricane Frenzy Fades From Memory (The Tampa Tribune)
Hurricane season ends Friday, and barring any unusual events, it was a quiet one for Florida: A strong area of high pressure kept the two most ferocious storms of 2007 pinned well to the south.
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Hurricane Frenzy Fades From
Hurricane Frenzy Fades From Memory (The Tampa Tribune)
Hurricane season ends Friday, and barring any unusual events, it was a quiet one for Florida: A strong area of high pressure kept the two most ferocious storms of 2007 pinned well to the south.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Don't describe the 2007 hurricane season that ends Friday as quiet, local experts say. It actually was a busy season, but not for us, said Irene Toner, Monroe County Emergency Management director. For the Florida Keys, it was a fortunate season.
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Creator of hurricane intensity
Creator of hurricane intensity scale dies (KIFI)
MIAMI (AP) - The structural engineer who created the five-category system used to describe hurricane strength has died. His son says Herbert Saffir died Wednesday in Florida from complications of surgery. He was 90.
Herbert Saffir, 90, Dies; Created Hurricane Scale (New York Times)
A structural engineer, Mr. Saffir created the five-category system used to describe hurricane strength in 1969, laying out for the first time what kind of damage could be expected from an approaching hurricane.
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Herbert Saffir, 90, Dies;
Herbert Saffir, 90, Dies; Created Hurricane Scale (New York Times)
A structural engineer, Mr. Saffir created the five-category system used to describe hurricane strength in 1969, laying out for the first time what kind of damage could be expected from an approaching hurricane.
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Co-Creator Of Hurricane Scale
Co-Creator Of Hurricane Scale Dies In Florida (KTAL Shreveport)
(Miami) -- An engineer credited as a co-creator of the Saffir-Simpson hurricane intensity scale has died. According to the "Miami Herald," Herbert Saffir's died of a heart attack on Thanksgiving eve at South Miami Hospital.
Creator of hurricane intensity scale dies (19 Action News Cleveland)
Associated Press - November 23, 2007 11:43 AM ET MIAMI (AP) - The structural engineer who created the five-category system used to describe hurricane strength has died.
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Voted #1 Florida Press
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
In what some see as another bureaucratic absurdity after Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. governemnt is refusing to pick up the cost of restocking New Orleans' aquarium because of how the new fish were obtained: straight from the sea.
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U.S. hurricane risk higher
U.S. hurricane risk higher over next 5 years: RMS (Business Insurance)
LONDON (Reuters) The United States, which has escaped hurricanes for the past two years, faces a high risk of major storms over the next five years, a respected catastrophe forecaster said on Tuesday.
Fitch Rates Florida's $250MM PECO Bonds 'AA+'; Outlook Stable (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA+' rating to the Florida's approximately $250 million full faith and credit state board of education public education capital outlay bonds, 2006 series C, for bids on 18 hours notice, expected the week of Nov. 26.
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Wednesday's Editorial: Mr. O'Shea
Wednesday's Editorial: Mr. O'Shea goes to Oxford (Tallahassee Democrat)
For the second time in two years, a Florida State University student has been named a Rhodes Scholar, one of the most prestigious academic achievements in the world.
Fitch Rates Florida's $250MM PECO Bonds 'AA+'; Outlook Stable (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA+' rating to the Florida's approximately $250 million full faith and credit state board of education public education capital outlay bonds, 2006 series C, for bids on 18 hours notice, expected the week of Nov. 26.
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San Carlos Park church
San Carlos Park church seeks to become hurricane shelter (The News-Press)
Hope United Church in San Carlos Park is trying to reach an agreement with Lee County to make its planned multipurpose building a hurricane shelter.
State denies Allstate rate hike (BizJournals)
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation turned down five rate filings submitted by companies associated with Allstate Corp.
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Katrina rated largest U.S.
Katrina rated largest U.S. ecodisaster (The Christian Science Monitor)
The hurricane destroyed or damaged about 320 million trees across the South.
Miss. asks companies to re-bid on Katrina cottages program (Hattiesburg American)
JACKSON The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has asked companies to re-submit bids to oversee the Hurricane Katrina cottages pilot program. MEMA said it decided not to extend its $8.9 million contract with Florida-based PBS&J Engineering, the firm in charge for the last nine months.
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UM Baseball Unveils 2008
UM Baseball Unveils 2008 Schedule (CSTV's College Sports)
Hurricanes will play 36 home games at Mark Light Field. CORAL GABLES, Fla. - - University of Miami head baseball coach Jim Morris has announced the 2008 Hurricane baseball schedule, which features 36 home games at Mark Light Field, 20 games against teams that advanced to NCAA postseason and 12 nonconference games against teams from the state of Florida.
Dixie Beer, damaged by Katrina, wants to go home (Houston Chronicle)
The old brick building with its looming tower and ornate iron gates where Dixie Beer was brewed before Hurricane Katrina is vacant. What the storm's 10 feet of flood water didn't destroy, looters carried off.
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Florida Keys at a
Florida Keys at a crossroads between locals and the rich (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
KEY WEST, Fla. -- The sights and sounds at Schooner Wharf drip with Key West attitude: Sunburned tourists lounge near a marina, savoring drinks alongside locals wearing tank tops and sandals. ...
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My Safe Florida Homes
My Safe Florida Homes (WMBB TV Panama City)
My Safe Florida Home may provide money for your home improvement projects
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Recap: North Florida vs.
Recap: North Florida vs. Tulsa (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Ben Uzoh scored 20 points to lead the Tulsa Golden Hurricane to an 83-66 win over the North Florida Ospreys in a consolation matchup of the CBE Classic at the Comcast Center. Rod Earls also had a big night for Tulsa (1-1), tallying 18 points and eight rebounds, while Glenn Andrews chipped in with 14 points in the win. North Florida (0-2) was paced by Tom Hammonds who shot 7-of-11 from the floor ...
TU takes on North Florida in college basketball (KSWO Lawton-Wichita Falls)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - The Tulsa Golden Hurricane play North Florida in college basketball in the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic at College Park, Maryland, today.
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Tulsa (0-1) vs. North
Tulsa (0-1) vs. North Florida (0-1) (Lexington Herald-Leader)
GAME NOTES: In the consolation matchup of the College Park regional, the North Florida Ospreys will collide with the Tulsa Golden Hurricane tonight at the Comcast Center as part of the CBE Classic. The new campaign did not start off as Tulsa hoped it would, as the team fell to the Hampton Pirates, 72-55. Tulsa is coming off a 20-win season, and with four starters back in the mix, the team is ...
TU takes on North Florida in college basketball (KFDA-TV Amarillo)
Associated Press - November 12, 2007 12:35 PM ET COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - The Tulsa Golden Hurricane play North Florida in college basketball in the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic at College...
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Earls, Uzoh Carry Tulsa
Earls, Uzoh Carry Tulsa Over North Florida 83-66 (KOTV 6 Tulsa)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) _ Ben Uzoh scored 20 points and Rod Earls added 18, leading Tulsa past North Florida 83-to-66 in the consolation round of the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic.
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Florida Officials Worried About
Florida Officials Worried About Upcoming Wildfire Season (First Coast News)
LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (AP) -- Hurricane season isn't over yet, but state officials say they're already worried about wildfire season. Firefighters are bracing for a bad fire season because of an ongoing drought and parched conditions throughout the state.
Dry Summer, Fall Raising Florida Wildfire Worries (CBS4 Miami)
The dry season has just begun in Florida, and even though we are still technically in Hurricane season, rainfall is expected to be scarce for the next few months. That expected dry spell has Florida officials worrying about wildfires months before they usually become an issue.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 09:45 PM
What South Florida sports
What South Florida sports fans are talking about: 1. UM bids adieu... (Miami Herald)
What South Florida sports fans are talking about: 1. UM bids adieu to Orange Bowl: Dozens of former Hurricane stars came out. Based on how the current team has done the past couple of years, they should have tried to sneak the old guys into uniforms.
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Voted #1 Florida Press
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 and 2005 Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
After a return to basketball respectability last season, the Coral Shores Lady Hurricanes graduated nearly half the squad. But Hurricane coach Dan Smith is too excited about a strong group of freshmen and sophomores to worry about who are no longer on the roster.
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House OK's bill creating
House OK's bill creating national catastrophe fund (Miami Herald)
A bill aimed at cutting property insurance rates by creating a voluntary risk pool among states prone to natural disasters cleared the House Thursday -- the most success Florida lawmakers have had here battling insurance woes since Hurricane Andrew raked through Homestead in 1992.
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Pedro, Alou try to
Pedro, Alou try to help hurricane survivors (Sports Illustrated)
Pedro Martinez's neighbors in the Dominican Republic are desperate.
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An active fire season
An active fire season forecast (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
The end of hurricane season is near, and although Florida dodged the hurricane bullet so far this year, that's bad news for wildfire season.
Posted by PCA Public Adjusters at 09:15 AM
Once-a-week waterings, other caps
Once-a-week waterings, other caps coming (Miami Herald)
Now that the hurricane season is nearly over, it's time to start worrying about the dry season. So . . . prepare yourselves. Dehydrated backyard lakes, canals locked and transformed into ''linear water supply facilities'' and another round of strict water-use restrictions -- including just one lawn sprinkling a week -- are in South Florida's immediate future.
Strictest ever water restrictions face S. Florida (The News-Press)
South Florida could be slapped with the toughest water restriction in history just in time for Christmas.
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Clarification: Lake Okeechobee dike
Clarification: Lake Okeechobee dike story (Miami Herald)
In a Nov. 2 story about repairs to Lake Okeechobee's dike, The Associated Press reported that a breach caused by a Category 5 storm could put most of South Florida under up to 4 feet of water and leave a million people homeless. The story should have made clear that such flooding could occur from a combination of a dike breach and the hurricane's storm surge, rain and other effects. The U.S. ...
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Florida State topples No.
Florida State topples No. 2 Boston College 27-17 (Bonita Daily News)
BOSTON Geno Hayes returned Matt Ryan s third interception for a 38-yard touchdown with 1:10 to play on Saturday night to help Florida State beat No. 2 Boston College 27-17, ending the Eagles run at an unbeaten season and shaking up the BCS standings yet again.
Florida s safe home program hits snag (The News Herald)
You can see it in his face: Gill McLane loves the home inspection business. Part of the fun, he said of his work for Thomas Enterprising, is that he is providing a way for Northwest Florida homeowners to protect their homes from wind damage, at no cost to them.
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Florida State topples No.
Florida State topples No. 2 Boston College 27-17 (Boston Globe)
There goes another No. 2. Geno Hayes returned Matt Ryan's third interception for a 38-yard touchdown with 1:10 to play on Saturday night to help Florida State beat second-ranked Boston College 27-17, ending the Eagles' run at an unbeaten season and shaking up the BCS standings yet again.
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Today's college football weather
Today's college football weather report (Covers.com)
Blustery, wet weather could have impact on college games today. Hurricane Watch Chestnut Hill Fans attending Florida State at Boston College may want to consider staying indoors with remnants of Hurricane Noel expected to wreak havoc on ...
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Beach erosion the worst
Beach erosion the worst harm in S. Florida from Noel (Sun-Sentinel)
Weather watches were lifted Thursday as Tropical Storm Noel veered off to sea, leaving memories of gusty days and scattered rain from South Florida's stormiest episode of this year's waning hurricane season.
Hurricane Noel expected to brush East Coast (CNN.com)
Hurricane Noel grew in size Friday as it ran almost parallel to the East Coast, on track to bring heavy rain to parts of New England, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Noel Begins To Move
Noel Begins To Move Away From Florida (WPLG Click10.com via Yahoo! News)
Tropical Storm Noel was starting to move away from South Florida on Thursday afternoon, and Local 10 hurricane specialist Max Mayfield said it's becoming less likely that it will impact the area.
Hurricane season goes easy on USA (USA Today)
The 2007 hurricane season, with a month to go, is on track to leave the coastal USA relatively unscathed for a second straight year.
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Hurricane season winding down
Hurricane season winding down (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
This year's hurricane season, which officially ends the last day of this month, has seen above-average action, weather experts say, but not the unusually aggressive activity projected in months past. Tropical Storm Noel, which has killed at least 81 people in the Caribbean and on Wednesday threatened Florida's east coast, is no surprise to forecasters. Last week, forecasters predicted one or two ...
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