Hurricane Wilma grows into

Hurricane Wilma grows into dangerous Category 5 (International Herald Tribune)
Hurricane Wilma strengthened into a Category 5 monster early Wednesday with 175 mph (282 kph) winds, and forecasters said a key reading of the storm's pressure showed it to be the most powerful of the year.

Wilma Strengthens to Category 4 Hurricane (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Wilma whirled into the record books as the 12th such storm of the season, strengthening early Wednesday into a Category 4 storm and setting a course to sideswipe Central America and Mexico. Forecasters warned of a "significant threat" to Florida by the weekend.

Hurricane Wilma Scrubs Mexico's MTV Awards (AP via Yahoo! News)
The approach of Hurricane Wilma has forced MTV to postpone its Latin American music video awards ceremony, which had been scheduled for Mexico's Playa del Carmen resort.

Wilma strongest hurricane on record (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Wilma, which swelled into an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm, threatening Mexico and the Caribbean, is the strongest hurricane on record in the Atlantic.

Hurricane Wilma now 'extremely dangerous' (CNN.com)
Hurricane Wilma rapidly intensified from a Category 2 to a Category 4 hurricane early Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, and forecasters warned it could become a Category 5 hurricane later in the day before possibly slamming into Florida by this weekend.

Wilma Strengthens to Category 5 Hurricane (Washington Post)
The National Hurricane Center upgraded Hurricane Wilma this morning to an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 and put the Florida Keys on notice that Wilma could be heading its way over the next five days.

Wilma Strengthens to Category 5 Hurricane (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Wilma strengthened into a Category 5 monster early Wednesday packing 175 mph winds, and forecasters said a key reading of the storm's pressure showed it to be the most powerful of the year.

Hurricane Wilma grows into

Hurricane Wilma grows into dangerous Category 5 (International Herald Tribune)
Hurricane Wilma strengthened into a Category 5 monster early Wednesday with 175 mph (282 kph) winds, and forecasters said a key reading of the storm's pressure showed it to be the most powerful of the year.

Wilma Strengthens to Category 4 Hurricane (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Wilma whirled into the record books as the 12th such storm of the season, strengthening early Wednesday into a Category 4 storm and setting a course to sideswipe Central America and Mexico. Forecasters warned of a "significant threat" to Florida by the weekend.

Hurricane Wilma Scrubs Mexico's MTV Awards (AP via Yahoo! News)
The approach of Hurricane Wilma has forced MTV to postpone its Latin American music video awards ceremony, which had been scheduled for Mexico's Playa del Carmen resort.

Wilma strongest hurricane on record (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Wilma, which swelled into an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm, threatening Mexico and the Caribbean, is the strongest hurricane on record in the Atlantic.

Hurricane Wilma now 'extremely dangerous' (CNN.com)
Hurricane Wilma rapidly intensified from a Category 2 to a Category 4 hurricane early Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, and forecasters warned it could become a Category 5 hurricane later in the day before possibly slamming into Florida by this weekend.

Wilma Strengthens to Category 5 Hurricane (Washington Post)
The National Hurricane Center upgraded Hurricane Wilma this morning to an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 and put the Florida Keys on notice that Wilma could be heading its way over the next five days.

Wilma Strengthens to Category 5 Hurricane (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Wilma strengthened into a Category 5 monster early Wednesday packing 175 mph winds, and forecasters said a key reading of the storm's pressure showed it to be the most powerful of the year.

Rate hikes of up

Rate hikes of up to 135.5% proposed for hurricane insurance in S. Florida (Sun-Sentinel)
Palm Beach County homeowners who rely on state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for hurricane coverage could face major increases in the rates they pay, with premiums more than doubling in some coastal communities.

Wilma may threaten Mexico, Gulf Coast (CNN.com)
MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- Wilma, the record-tying 21st tropical storm of the season, formed in the Caribbean on Monday, and forecasters warned it could become a powerful hurricane and hit somewhere along the U.S. Gulf Coast as early as the weekend.

Wilma may become hurricane, heads for Gulf of Mexico (RedNova)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four of seven major weather models predict Tropical Storm Wilma, which could become a hurricane by Tuesday, will head for the Gulf Coast of Florida. Earlier Monday morning, most of the models forecast the storm would crash into the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico or Belize later this week. By late morning, most of the forecasts showed the storm would turn north toward western

Wilma may become hurricane, heads for Gulf of Mexico (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Four of seven major weather models predict Tropical Storm Wilma, which could become a hurricane by Tuesday, will head for the Gulf Coast of Florida.

Wilma may become hurricane (RedNova)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four of seven major weather models predicted Tropical Storm Wilma, which could become a hurricane by Tuesday, will head for the Gulf Coast of Florida. Earlier Monday morning, most of the models forecast the storm would crash into the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico or Belize later this week. By late morning, most of the forecasts showed the storm would turn north toward western

Wilma may become hurricane (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Four of seven major weather models predicted Tropical Storm Wilma, which could become a hurricane by Tuesday, will head for the Gulf Coast of Florida.

Wilma Models Show Sharp Bend Toward Florida (Local6.com Central Florida)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The current path of projected movement shows Wilma making a sharp turn toward Florida as a significant hurricane when it reaches the Gulf of Mexico, according to Local 6 meteorologist Tom Sorrells.

Wilma ties Atlantic hurricane season record (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season tied a 72-year-old record for busiest ever with the formation on Monday of Tropical Storm Wilma, the 21st storm of the year.

Named storm number 21 could be headed for Florida coast (Tampa Bay's 10)
Florida - Don't throw away all the hurricane supplies just yet. The season lasts until the end of November and number 21, Wilma, might be making a late-season house call somewhere along the Florida coast.

Citizens could double rates

Citizens could double rates (Miami Herald)
South Florida homeowners with hurricane coverage through the state-run windstorm pool could soon see their rates double. Citizens Property Insurance on Thursday received an analysis recommending rate increases for hurricane insurance ranging from 59 percent to a jaw-dropping 135 percent in this region. The statewide average is about 80 percent.

Power companies to charge consumers for hurricane damages (Business Journal of Tampa Bay)
Florida's Public Service Commission is hiring Saber Partners to develop a bond program to finance the fiscal recovery of the state's utilities hit by 2004 hurricane damages.

Rate hikes of up to 135.5% proposed for hurricane insurance in S. Florida (Sun-Sentinel)
Palm Beach County homeowners who rely on state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for hurricane coverage could face major increases in the rates they pay, with premiums more than doubling in some coastal communities.

Nationwide Agrees to Audit 2004 Hurricane Claims in Florida, Correct Underpayments (Insurance Journal)
Nationwide Insurance has reached an agreement with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation to audit its claims from the 2004 hurricane season and correct any underpayments. OIR announced that un

Florida Citrus Growers Facing New Trial (New York Times)
After battling intense hurricane seasons and plant-destroying citrus canker, Florida citrus growers now have another threat to deal with: yellow dragon disease.

HURRICANE CHARLEY SLICES A FLORIDA ISLAND (Earth Observatory)
Hurricane Charley came ashore on the southwest coast of Florida as a Category 4 hurricane on Friday, Aug. 13, 2004, and changed the look of North Captiva Island.

Farrakhan wants govt sued over hurricane response (RedNova)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan accused the federal government of "criminal neglect" for its slow response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, during a rally on Saturday marking the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March. Speaking to thousands of African-Americans gathered on the National Mall, he also urged minorities and the poor to work together to improve

Katrina farm assistance act introduced (Miami Herald)
For the South Florida farm community still struggling with the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina, U.S. Rep. Mario D az-Balart offered hope on Friday in the form of a disaster assistance bill introduced in Congress.

Saber Partners to Advise

Saber Partners to Advise on Nation's First Hurricane Recovery Bond Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
The State of Florida's Public Service Commission has announced its intent to hire New York-based investment banking boutique Saber Partners to help develop and implement a program to finance the fiscal recovery of the state's utilities hit by 2004 hurricane-related damages.

FLORIDA'S CITRUS CROP (Orlando Sentinel)
Florida's orange crop is expected to total 190 million boxes in the coming harvest, up 27 percent from last season's hurricane-damaged crop.

Florida-LSU looms large in SEC title race (USA Today)
Florida bounced back last week from its only loss thus far in the college football season. But Saturday's contest figures to be more taxing in the Gators' quest to stay above water in the SEC race. Florida journeys to LSU in a game the Gators need badly before its showdown with Eastern Division-leading Georgia two weeks hence.

Florida Citrus Growers Facing New Trial (New York Times)
After battling intense hurricane seasons and plant-destroying citrus canker, Florida citrus growers now have another threat to deal with: yellow dragon disease.

Nationwide Agrees to Audit 2004 Hurricane Claims in Florida, Correct Underpayments (Insurance Journal)
Nationwide Insurance has reached an agreement with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation to audit its claims from the 2004 hurricane season and correct any underpayments. OIR announced that un

Citizens - hurricane insurer of last resort - to consider 80 percent rate hike (Sun-Sentinel)
Palm Beach County homeowners who rely on state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for hurricane coverage could face major increases in the rates they pay, with premiums more than doubling in some coastal communities.

Around Florida (Miami Herald)
AFL-CIO chief aiming to heal union schism AFL-CIO president John Sweeney said Wednesday he was trying to rebuild the troubled federation after losing a third of its members this year in the biggest labor divide since the 1930s. Sweeney told the Florida AFL-CIO's Biennial Convention the factions must present a united front if they plan to stop diminished worker's rights in Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane victims take UMC online courses, tuition-free (Crookston Daily Times)
Seventeen college students from Louisiana, Texas and Florida have enrolled in UMC's online classes. The courses were made available to students whose colleges and universities were shut down by hurricane Katrina.

HURRICANE CHARLEY SLICES A FLORIDA ISLAND (Earth Observatory)
Hurricane Charley came ashore on the southwest coast of Florida as a Category 4 hurricane on Friday, Aug. 13, 2004, and changed the look of North Captiva Island.

Firm to set up storm bond program for Florida utilities (Palm Beach Post)
State utility regulators have hired a New York-based investment banking firm to help develop a program that would let Florida's utilities pay for hurricane expenses by selling bonds.

Some Florida hurricane insurers

Some Florida hurricane insurers settling, others in court (WINK TV Southwest Florida)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Some insurance companies are breaking industry ranks to settle lawsuits over Florida hurricane claims, but most cases remain mired in state and federal courts a year after the state was struck by four storms.

Florida won't be at full strength vs. LSU (MSNBC)
With a trip to LSU looming, Florida may need a fully healthy squad to have a chance to pull off a win. Chances are the Gators won't have one.

Some Florida hurricane insurers settling, others in court (Gainesville Sun)
ome insurance companies are breaking industry ranks to settle lawsuits over Florida hurricane claims, but most cases remain mired in state and federal courts a year after the state was struck by four storms.

Some Florida hurricane insurers settling, others in court (KATC3)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Some insurance companies are settling lawsuits over Florida hurricane claims, but most cases remain in state and federal courts a year after the state was struck by four storms.

Some Florida hurricane insurers settling, others in court (SanLuisObispo.com)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Some insurance companies are breaking industry ranks to settle lawsuits over Florida hurricane claims, but most cases remain mired in state and federal courts a year after the state was struck by four storms.

Hurricane Ivan Kids Publish Book to Benefit Hurricane Katrina/Rita Kids (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Fourth graders from Gulf Breeze, Florida, affectionately known as Mann's Miracles, have created a book that has been selected for national publication by Clear Horizon. "When the Hurricane Blew" was written and illustrated by the kids as a class project inspired by Hurricane Ivan which devastated their hometown in September of 2004.

Inaccurate hurricane alerts are costly (Salt Lake Tribune)
MIAMI - As Hurricane Earl rolled toward the Gulf Coast in 1998, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center posted warnings that stretched from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana - nearly 900 miles, over two days, on alert. But Earl's hurricane-force winds affected 211 miles total, leaving a 685-mile stretch untouched by the strongest winds. A year later during Hurricane Irene, the

Hurricane center struggles with

Hurricane center struggles with issue of overwarnings (Arizona Daily Star)
MIAMI - As Hurricane Earl rolled toward the Gulf Coast in 1998, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center posted warnings that stretched from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana - nearly 900

Some Florida hurricane insurers settling, others in court (KATC3)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Some insurance companies are settling lawsuits over Florida hurricane claims, but most cases remain in state and federal courts a year after the state was struck by four storms.

Some Florida hurricane insurers settling, others in court (SanLuisObispo.com)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Some insurance companies are breaking industry ranks to settle lawsuits over Florida hurricane claims, but most cases remain mired in state and federal courts a year after the state was struck by four storms.

Bush discusses post-hurricane rebuilding in New Orleans (AFP via Yahoo! News)
President George W. Bush dined in the famed French Quarter of New Orleans, to meet with local leaders on rebuilding the city and other communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

Inaccurate hurricane alerts are costly (Salt Lake Tribune)
MIAMI - As Hurricane Earl rolled toward the Gulf Coast in 1998, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center posted warnings that stretched from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana - nearly 900 miles, over two days, on alert. But Earl's hurricane-force winds affected 211 miles total, leaving a 685-mile stretch untouched by the strongest winds. A year later during Hurricane Irene, the

Some Florida hurricane insurers settling, others in court (WINK TV Southwest Florida)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Some insurance companies are breaking industry ranks to settle lawsuits over Florida hurricane claims, but most cases remain mired in state and federal courts a year after the state was struck by four storms.

Widespread hurricane warnings can breed complacency (Miami Herald)
As Hurricane Earl rolled toward the Gulf Coast in 1998, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center posted warnings that stretched from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana -- nearly 900 miles, over two days, on alert.

Florida Company to Eliminate Tons of Hurricane Debris (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the federal government has turned to a Palm City, Florida, company, Air Burners, LLC, to help with the massive clean-up effort in the Gulf region.

Some Florida hurricane insurers settling, others in court (Gainesville Sun)
ome insurance companies are breaking industry ranks to settle lawsuits over Florida hurricane claims, but most cases remain mired in state and federal courts a year after the state was struck by four storms.

Hurricane Ivan Kids Publish Book to Benefit Hurricane Katrina/Rita Kids (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Fourth graders from Gulf Breeze, Florida, affectionately known as Mann's Miracles, have created a book that has been selected for national publication by Clear Horizon. "When the Hurricane Blew" was written and illustrated by the kids as a class project inspired by Hurricane Ivan which devastated their hometown in September of 2004.

Beau Rivage Damage Worse

Beau Rivage Damage Worse Than Expected (pPlayer.com)
Filed under: Casinos & Card Rooms , Business Weeks after Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi, damage is still being assessed on the casinos in that area. Originally, it appeared that the Beau Rivage Hotel and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi sustained only minor damage, but now the chairman of MGM Mirage Inc. states that it could be the biggest loss of

Export Grain Elevators in Texas Gulf Region Escape Major Damage from Hurricane Rita (Grainnet.com)
Hurricane Rita made landfall Sept. 24 near the Texas/Louisiana border northeast of Galveston, TX and west of New Orleans, LA packing sustained winds of nearly 120 mph and leaving some costal communities completely devastated.

Elder Bush Wraps Up Tour of Gulf Damage (AP via Yahoo! News)
Former President George H.W. Bush wrapped up a tour of the hurricane-devastated Gulf Coast on Sunday with a helicopter trip over parts of Texas and Louisiana, saying the damage reminded him of last year's Asian tsunami.

Teche Federal Bank Provides Update after Hurricane Rita (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Patrick Little, President and CEO of Teche Holding Company , parent company for Teche Federal Bank , today announced that the Bank's branches suffered only minor damage due to Hurricane Rita and all 19 locations were fully operational on Monday, September 26, 2005, two days after the storm's landfall.

Massive damage nixes early signs of hope for Beau Rivage casino (USA Today)
When Hurricane Katrina finished pounding Biloxi, it appeared the Beau Rivage hotel-casino had escaped serious damage. But the chairman of MGM Mirage, the company that owns the $800 million property, predicts it will be the single-biggest loss of any of the casinos lining Mississippi's coast.

Elder Bush Wraps Up Tour of Gulf Damage (ABC News)
Elder Bush Wraps Up Tour of Hurricane-Ravaged Gulf Coast, Says Damage Reminds Him of Tsunami

MEMS USA - Houston Subsidiaries Survive Hurricane Rita with No Damage and Report Record Backlog of Orders (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Gulfgate and Bott, MEMS USA's wholly owned manufacturing subsidiaries located in Houston, survived hurricane Rita without any damage to their facilities. Chuck Christensen, President of Bott Equipment, stated, "We are pleased that the damage to the Houston area was minimized when hurricane Rita diminished in strength prior to coming ashore.

Hurricane damage no excuse to drill for oil in Arctic, Dion tells U.S. official (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON (CP) - Hurricane damage to U.S. oil refineries is no reason to start drilling in an Alaskan wildlife refuge, Environment Minister Stephane Dion said Tuesday.

Electrical workers say damage from hurricanes indescribable (The Steubenville Herald-Star)
Local electrical workers who traveled to the hurricane-ravaged South to aid in power restoration said the damage there cannot be described without seeing it firsthand.

Oil Gains on Concern

Oil Gains on Concern Storm Damage May Strain U.S. Fuel Supplies (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose for a second day on concern hurricane damage and the need to make gasoline may prevent U.S. refiners from producing enough winter fuels.

AIA offering free damage assessments (Mississippi Business Journal)
BILOXI Architects from across Mississippi and the U.S. are assisting victims of Hurricane Katrina by donating their time and expertise to perform free damage assessments for home and small business owners who request them.

ABCUSA: ABC of South Churches Sustain Limited Hurricane Damage (Worldwide Faith News)
American Baptist News Service (Valley Forge, Pa. 10/7/05)--In the aftermath of Hurricane Rita--now that the waters have receded, essential services largely have been restored, and many people have returned to their homes-staff of the American Baptist Churches of the South (ABCOTS) have assessed conditions affecting the region's churches and parishioners.

Massive damage nixes early signs of hope for Beau Rivage casino (USA Today)
When Hurricane Katrina finished pounding Biloxi, it appeared the Beau Rivage hotel-casino had escaped serious damage. But the chairman of MGM Mirage, the company that owns the $800 million property, predicts it will be the single-biggest loss of any of the casinos lining Mississippi's coast.

Elder Bush Wraps Up Tour of Gulf Damage (AP via Yahoo! News)
Former President George H.W. Bush wrapped up a tour of the hurricane-devastated Gulf Coast on Sunday with a helicopter trip over parts of Texas and Louisiana, saying the damage reminded him of last year's Asian tsunami.

Two New Orleans Hospitals Declared 'Unsalvageable' Because of Damage From Hurricane Katrina (Medical News Today)
Officials for Charity and University hospitals in New Orleans on Wednesday declared the facilities "unsalvageable" because of health hazards and a combined $445 million in damage sustained from Hurricane Katrina, the Washington Times reports (Harper, Washington Times , 10/6). Donald Smithburg -- CEO of the Louisiana State University Health Care Services Division , which oversees the hospitals --

Report: Equipment failure hurting

Report: Equipment failure hurting hurricane forecasts (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
MIAMI -- The failure of crucial weather-observing equipment, the diversion of hurricane hunter planes and tight budgets are hindering forecasters at the National Hurricane Center as they try to predict the deadly storms, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Paper: Hurricane Center Equipment Broken (AP via Yahoo! News)
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center have struggled for more than a decade to issue accurate storm reports using broken equipment, an overbooked airplane fleet and tight budgets, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Hurricane forms near Madeira islands (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
The 20th tropical storm of an uncommonly active Atlantic hurricane season turned into a hurricane after forming near Portugal's Madeira islands.

Hurricane Katrina (BBC News)
In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina tore through many areas of the Gulf Coast. BBC Weather looks at how Katrina formed as it headed towards the coasts of southern USA.

Broken equipment, tight budgets hinder hurricane forecasters (CNews)
MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center have struggled for more than a decade to issue accurate storm reports using broken equipment, an overbooked airplane fleet and tight budgets, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Paper: Hurricane Center Equipment Broken (Gainesville Sun)
orecasters at the National Hurricane Center have struggled for more than a decade to issue accurate storm reports using broken equipment, an overbooked airplane fleet and tight budgets, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Hurricane forms near Madeira islands (Sydney Morning Herald)
The 20th tropical storm of an uncommonly active Atlantic hurricane season strengthened quickly into a hurricane on Sunday after forming in an unusual location, near Portugal's Madeira islands.

Elder Bush Wraps Up

Elder Bush Wraps Up Tour of Gulf Damage (ABC News)
Elder Bush Wraps Up Tour of Hurricane-Ravaged Gulf Coast, Says Damage Reminds Him of Tsunami

BellSouth to take $100M charge for Hurricane Katrina damage (Picayune Item)
ATLANTA (AP) - BellSouth Corp., the dominant local telephone provider in nine Southeastern states, said Thursday that damage to its properties and equipment from Hurricane Katrina will cause it to record a $100 million after-tax charge in the third quarter.

9 charged with filing false hurricane damage claims (Kansas City Star)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - (KRT) - Nine Florida women were arrested Friday on charges they bilked the Federal Emergency Management Agency by filing false damage claims after Hurricane Frances last year.

FORMER PRESIDENT BUSH WRAPS UP TOUR OF HURRICANE-RAVAGED GULF COAST (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Former President George H.W. Bush , left, speaks with members of the the Alabama National Guard during a tour of Cameron, La., Sunday. (AP Photo) CAMERON, La. (AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush wrapped up a tour of the hurricane-devastated Gulf Coast on Sunday with a helicopter trip over parts of Texas and Louisiana, saying the damage reminded him of last year's Asian tsunami.

Two New Orleans Hospitals Declared 'Unsalvageable' Because of Damage From Hurricane Katrina (Medical News Today)
Officials for Charity and University hospitals in New Orleans on Wednesday declared the facilities "unsalvageable" because of health hazards and a combined $445 million in damage sustained from Hurricane Katrina, the Washington Times reports (Harper, Washington Times , 10/6). Donald Smithburg -- CEO of the Louisiana State University Health Care Services Division , which oversees the hospitals --

Hurricane Katrina Bruises Economy

Hurricane Katrina Bruises Economy (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Katrina bruised the economy in September, causing the first nationwide job loss in two years, but the damage wasn't as awful as many had feared.

Former President Bush visits Dauphin Island's hurricane damage (Austin American-Statesman)
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. Former President George H.W. Bush launched a two-day Gulf Coast tour at hurricane-ravaged Dauphin Island Saturday and heard suggestions from local officials on how to distribute the $100 million in privately raised hurricane relief with former President Bill Clinton.

BellSouth to take after-tax charge for Hurricane Katrina damage (Tuscaloosa News)
BellSouth says damage by Hurricane Katrina will cause it to record a 100 million dollar after-tax charge in the third quarter.

BellSouth to take $100M charge for Hurricane Katrina damage (Picayune Item)
ATLANTA (AP) - BellSouth Corp., the dominant local telephone provider in nine Southeastern states, said Thursday that damage to its properties and equipment from Hurricane Katrina will cause it to record a $100 million after-tax charge in the third quarter.

Former President Bush visits Dauphin Island's hurricane damage (KVIA)
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. Former President Bush launched a two-day Gulf Coast tour at hurricane-ravaged Dauphin Island today and heard suggestions from local officials on how to distribute the $100 (M) million in privately raised hurricane relief with former President Bill Clinton.

Former President Bush visits Dauphin Island's hurricane damage (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. - Former President George H.W. Bush launched a two-day Gulf Coast tour at hurricane-ravaged Dauphin Island Saturday and heard suggestions from local officials on how to distribute the $100 million in privately raised hurricane relief with former President Bill Clinton.

Hurricane Katrina Bruises Economy (San Francisco Chronicle)

Hurricane Katrina bruised the economy in September, causing the first nationwide job loss in two years, but the damage wasn't as awful as many had feared.

Payrolls fell by 35,000, with jobs in retailing, lodging, bars,...

Hurricane, quake inflict rain, pain on Central America (Salt Lake Tribune)
GUATEMALA CITY - With food and water running out, governments in Central America and Mexico scrambled Friday to reach isolated areas devastated by a week of intense rain, with residents saying panic was starting to grow among survivors. Mudslides and flooding exacerbated by Hurricane Stan killed 258 people across the region. Guatemala bore the brunt of the damage and deaths.

Former President Bush visits Dauphin Island's hurricane damage (KATC3)
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. Former President George H.W. Bush launched a two-day Gulf Coast tour today at hurricane-ravaged Dauphin (DAH'-fin) Island, Alabama.

9 charged with filing false hurricane damage claims (Kansas City Star)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - (KRT) - Nine Florida women were arrested Friday on charges they bilked the Federal Emergency Management Agency by filing false damage claims after Hurricane Frances last year.

9 charged with filing

9 charged with filing false hurricane damage claims (Kansas City Star)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - (KRT) - Nine Florida women were arrested Friday on charges they bilked the Federal Emergency Management Agency by filing false damage claims after Hurricane Frances last year.

Hurricane damage between 70 and 130 billion dollars: CBO (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Damage from hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the US Gulf Coast is expected to be between 70 billion and 130 billion dollars, the Congressional Budget Office said.

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-10-07 11:25 GMT: Hurricane property damage between 70 and 130 bln usd - CBO (Interactive Investor)
WASHINGTON (AFX) - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused between 70 and 130 bln usd in property damage and will have a sharp if short-lived impact on the overall economy, the US Congressional Budget Office said yesterday.

Hurricane Katrina Bruises Economy (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Katrina bruised the economy in September, causing the first nationwide job loss in two years, but the damage wasn't as awful as many had feared.

BellSouth to take $100M charge for Hurricane Katrina damage (Picayune Item)
ATLANTA (AP) - BellSouth Corp., the dominant local telephone provider in nine Southeastern states, said Thursday that damage to its properties and equipment from Hurricane Katrina will cause it to record a $100 million after-tax charge in the third quarter.

Hurricane Katrina Bruises Economy (San Francisco Chronicle)

Hurricane Katrina bruised the economy in September, causing the first nationwide job loss in two years, but the damage wasn't as awful as many had feared.

Payrolls fell by 35,000, with jobs in retailing, lodging, bars,...

Massive damage scraps early signs of hope for Beau Rivage casino (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) When Hurricane Katrina finished pounding this seaside city, it appeared that the Beau Rivage the $800 million crown jewel of Gulf Coast casinos had escaped serious damage.

This has been the "Year of the Hurricane" (Times News)
This is the year of the Hurricane in more ways than one. While, unfortunately, many people down South have been victims to nature's wrath, there are some other Hurricanes that have been doing some damage.

BellSouth to take after-tax charge for Hurricane Katrina damage (Tuscaloosa News)
BellSouth says damage by Hurricane Katrina will cause it to record a 100 million dollar after-tax charge in the third quarter.

Massive Damage Scraps Early Signs Of Hope For Beau Rivage (WLOX-TV Biloxi)
When Hurricane Katrina finished pounding this seaside city, it appeared that the Beau Rivage - the $800 million crown jewel of Gulf Coast casinos - had escaped serious damage. But a closer look revealed a gloomier picture.

Displaced by Hurricane Katrina,

Displaced by Hurricane Katrina, teachers make new start in Florida (Sun-Sentinel)
As Patrice Willard rushed out of New Orleans ahead of Hurricane Katrina, she remembered to scoop up her teaching certificate along with other important papers.

9 South Florida Residents Charged With FEMA Fraud (Local10.com)
Hurricane Frances did a lot of damage in parts of Florida, but officials say that some people used it as a way to rip off FEMA.

FPL Increases Number of Personnel Supporting Hurricane Rita Restoration (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
A second wave of Florida Power & Light Company restoration workers arrived in Lumberton, Texas this week to aid Gulf Coast utilities in restoring electric service to customers hard hit by Hurricane Rita.

Mobile Mini using Florida location to serve hurricane-ravaged areas (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Mobile Mini Inc. is developing a new branch in Pensacola, its sixth branch in the state of Florida.

Tropical Storm Tammy plows into Florida (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tropical Storm Tammy, the 19th storm of an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season, came ashore in northern Florida on Wednesday and brought heavy rain and high waves to parts of the U.S. Southeast coast.

Florida's oyster beds hit hard (Miami Herald)
Mother Nature continues her assault on the Gulf of Mexico oyster industry. Red tide, hurricanes and the subsequent fuel cost increases threaten the availability and cost of the popular bivalves in Florida, a trend that's beginning to surface for some dealers and restaurateurs. Some warn of potential oyster shortages in the next few weeks as the impact of Hurricane Rita becomes clear and oyster

Hurricane Evacuees Boost Hotels' Profits (Washington Post)
At this time of year, Jay Poole's two low-budget hotels along the Florida Panhandle are usually about half full. But with hundreds of thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees needing shelter in recent weeks and possibly for months to come, his hotels have been nearly sold out.

Florida, Georgia praised for

Florida, Georgia praised for evacuation plans (Sun-Sentinel)
WASHINGTON Public health officials from Florida and Georgia won praise Wednesday from a Senate panel trying to establish a better system for getting the elderly to safety before a hurricane hits.

Tammy Hugs Coastline; Could Become Weak Hurricane (WKMG Local6.com via Yahoo! News)
The latest projected path of Tropical Storm Tammy shows the storm continuing to hug the Florida coastline Wednesday, possibly making landfall in Georgia or even South Carolina as a weak hurricane, according to Local 6 meteorologist Larry Mowry.

Tropical Storm Tammy plows into Florida (RedNova)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Tammy, the 19th storm of an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season, came ashore in northern Florida on Wednesday and brought heavy rain and high waves to parts of the U.S.

Tropical Storm Tammy plows into Florida (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tropical Storm Tammy, the 19th storm of an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season, came ashore in northern Florida on Wednesday and brought heavy rain and high waves to parts of the U.S. Southeast coast.

Hurricane Evacuees Boost Hotels' Profits (Washington Post)
At this time of year, Jay Poole's two low-budget hotels along the Florida Panhandle are usually about half full. But with hundreds of thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees needing shelter in recent weeks and possibly for months to come, his hotels have been nearly sold out.

Tropical Storm Tammy strengthens off Florida coast (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tropical Storm Tammy, the 19th storm of an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season, raced along the Florida coast on Wednesday and brought heavy rain and high waves to parts of the U.S. Southeast coast.

Florida's oyster beds hit hard (Miami Herald)
Mother Nature continues her assault on the Gulf of Mexico oyster industry. Red tide, hurricanes and the subsequent fuel cost increases threaten the availability and cost of the popular bivalves in Florida, a trend that's beginning to surface for some dealers and restaurateurs. Some warn of potential oyster shortages in the next few weeks as the impact of Hurricane Rita becomes clear and oyster

Tammy drenches Southeast, but won't become hurricane (Salt Lake Tribune)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Tropical Storm Tammy skirted the Florida coast Wednesday before sending heavy rain and gusty winds north. Tammy formed just off Florida's east coast early Wednesday, dropping rain into north Florida and soaking parts of Georgia and South Carolina. Its winds strengthened from 45 to 50 mph Wednesday afternoon, but Robbie Berg, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane

Mobile Mini using Florida location to serve hurricane-ravaged areas (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Mobile Mini Inc. is developing a new branch in Pensacola, its sixth branch in the state of Florida.

2 New Tropical Systems Threaten Florida (WESH via Yahoo! News)
Even though Tammy has left the area, two new tropical systems may soon threaten Central Florida.

Poultry prices jump from

Poultry prices jump from hurricane damage (The Capital Times)
Hurricane damage to major poultry producing areas of Mississippi resulted in higher chicken prices in Wisconsin in September, and rising fuel prices will make their way into food bills through the rest of the year, the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation said in its latest Market Basket survey.

Aquila's Fixed Price Option popular with customers after hurricane damage (Lincoln Journal Star)
Fueled by fears that natural gas prices will soar even higher, more than 30,000 Lincoln residential customers a 20 percent increase over last year signed up for Aquila s Fixed Price Option gas purchase plan.

Rowan updates fleet status after Hurricane Rita (Oil Online)
Rowan Companies, Inc. has announced that, in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita and the resulting damage sustained by its offshore fleet, the Company is taking steps to accelerate the replacement of lost revenues.

Hurricane Stan Kills At Least 68 (CBS News)
Hurricane Stan slammed into Mexico's Gulf coast Tuesday, forcing authorities to close one of the nation's busiest ports and spawning storm-related damage in Nicaragua and El Salvador, which has suffered the worst loss of life, mostly from landslides.

Little kids raise big money for hurricane aid (Middletown Press)
CROMWELL -- The damage spawned by Hurricane Katrina was unprecedented. And so, too, has been the response, including at the Edna C. Stevens School, which has raised more than $5,500 to aid the storm victims.

Clinton to visit Gulf Coast to see hurricane damage (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
LITTLE ROCK (AP) Former President Bill Clinton is to travel to areas of the Gulf Coast this week to see damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Cabot puts $5M price tag on its hurricane damage (Boston Business Journal)
A Cabot Corp. plant in Louisiana sustained extensive damage from Hurricane Rita, and the company says the storm could have a $5 million impact on its bottom line.

Rita Causes Minimal Damage in Morehouse (Bastrop Daily Enterprise)
Local law enforcement agencies report minimal damage as the outer bands of Hurricane Rite moved through Morehouse Parish on Saturday. Bastrop Police assistant chief Jesse Walker reported minimal damage in the city.

Deltec's Round Homes Survive Hurricane Katrina With No Structural Damage (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Deltec Homes, manufacturers of a unique round house design that seems to be hurricane proof, reports that all of their homes in the Gulf States hit by hurricane Katrina survived and suffered no structural damage.

Cabot puts $5M price

Cabot puts $5M price tag on its hurricane damage (Boston Business Journal)
A Cabot Corp. plant in Louisiana sustained extensive damage from Hurricane Rita, and the company says the storm could have a $5 million impact on its bottom line.

Hurricane Stan Kills At Least 68 (CBS News)
Hurricane Stan slammed into Mexico's Gulf coast Tuesday, forcing authorities to close one of the nation's busiest ports and spawning storm-related damage in Nicaragua and El Salvador, which has suffered the worst loss of life, mostly from landslides.

Hurricane damages La-Z-Boy's profits (Detroit Free Press)
La-Z-Boy Inc. , the largest U.S. home-furniture maker, said second-quarter sales and profit will miss the company's forecast because of supply shortages of foam and damage to a factory caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Miss. Couple Sues Insurers Over Hurricane Losses (Insurance and Technology)
A Mississippi couple sued insurers on Tuesday, saying the companies refused to pay for the damage to their home caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Deltec's Round Homes Survive Hurricane Katrina With No Structural Damage (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Deltec Homes, manufacturers of a unique round house design that seems to be hurricane proof, reports that all of their homes in the Gulf States hit by hurricane Katrina survived and suffered no structural damage.

Clinton to visit Gulf Coast to see hurricane damage (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
LITTLE ROCK (AP) Former President Bill Clinton is to travel to areas of the Gulf Coast this week to see damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Rita Causes Minimal Damage in Morehouse (Bastrop Daily Enterprise)
Local law enforcement agencies report minimal damage as the outer bands of Hurricane Rite moved through Morehouse Parish on Saturday. Bastrop Police assistant chief Jesse Walker reported minimal damage in the city.

Poultry prices jump from hurricane damage (The Capital Times)
Hurricane damage to major poultry producing areas of Mississippi resulted in higher chicken prices in Wisconsin in September, and rising fuel prices will make their way into food bills through the rest of the year, the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation said in its latest Market Basket survey.

Aquila's Fixed Price Option popular with customers after hurricane damage (Lincoln Journal Star)
Fueled by fears that natural gas prices will soar even higher, more than 30,000 Lincoln residential customers a 20 percent increase over last year signed up for Aquila s Fixed Price Option gas purchase plan.

Miss. couple sues insurers

Miss. couple sues insurers over hurricane losses (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) A Mississippi couple sued insurers on Tuesday, saying the companies refused to pay for the damage to their home caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Deltec's Round Homes Survive Hurricane Katrina With No Structural Damage (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Deltec Homes, manufacturers of a unique round house design that seems to be hurricane proof, reports that all of their homes in the Gulf States hit by hurricane Katrina survived and suffered no structural damage.

Eastman Chemical Says No Major Damage From Rita, but Sees Storms Hurting Third-Quarter Net (ChemPoint)
KINGSPORT -- September 28, 2005 - Eastman Chemical Co. said Tuesday its Longview, Texas, factory suffered no significant structural damage from Hurricane Rita, but added that hurricane-related costs will cut into its third-quarter profit.

Clinton to visit Gulf Coast to see hurricane damage (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
LITTLE ROCK (AP) Former President Bill Clinton is to travel to areas of the Gulf Coast this week to see damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Cabot puts $5M price tag on its hurricane damage (Boston Business Journal)
A Cabot Corp. plant in Louisiana sustained extensive damage from Hurricane Rita, and the company says the storm could have a $5 million impact on its bottom line.

Miss. couple sues insurers over hurricane losses (USA Today)
A Mississippi couple sued insurers on Tuesday, saying the companies refused to pay for the damage to their home caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Hurricane Stan Kills At Least 68 (CBS News)
Hurricane Stan slammed into Mexico's Gulf coast Tuesday, forcing authorities to close one of the nation's busiest ports and spawning storm-related damage in Nicaragua and El Salvador, which has suffered the worst loss of life, mostly from landslides.

Hurricane damages La-Z-Boy's profits (Detroit Free Press)
La-Z-Boy Inc. , the largest U.S. home-furniture maker, said second-quarter sales and profit will miss the company's forecast because of supply shortages of foam and damage to a factory caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Zurich Financial tots up

Zurich Financial tots up hurricane damage (Financial Times)
Zurich Financial Services came out with its first estimate of losses from Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday. The insurer said provisional estimates amounted to $600m after tax and net of reinsurance. The pre-tax loss is seen at $725m. Charges will be recorded in the third quarter.

Review finds damage factors after Hurricane Katrina (Corvallis Gazette Times)
GULFPORT, Miss. A few more nails and extra bolts could have made a big difference for some homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Pipeline firm Enbridge says hurricane Rita may cut earnings by $5M (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
CALGARY (CP) - Enbridge Inc. said Monday its operations in the U.S. Gulf Coast region suffered little damage from hurricane Rita.

Is hurricane damage affecting construction costs here? (KATU)
TIGARD, Ore. - As Gulf Coast residents return home and cleanup begins in the hurricane-struck areas, fallout from the devastation continues here in the Northwest.

Plan to house hurricane evacuees in state parks raises questions (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Lawmakers questioned Monday whether plans to move hurricane evacuees into state parks would damage the parkland, rake the properties clean of trees and leave displaced residents too far from vital services.

Review finds damage factors

Review finds damage factors after Hurricane Katrina (Corvallis Gazette Times)
GULFPORT, Miss. A few more nails and extra bolts could have made a big difference for some homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Clinton to visit Gulf Coast to see hurricane damage (The Daily Comet)
Former President Bill Clinton is to travel to areas of the Gulf Coast this week to see damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Hurricane damage leaves utility workers in tent cities (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley)
PORT ARTHUR, Texas Many of the thousands of utility workers sent to Southeast Texas to help restore power after Hurricane Rita are having to live in tent cities.

Storms drive up shipping costs (CNN Money)
Hurricane damage to Gulf Coast ports is driving up shipping costs, which in turn could further slow the nation's economic growth, according to a published report.

Hurricane damage leaves utility workers in tent cities (WOAI)
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) - Many of the thousands of utility workers sent in to help restore power in Southeast Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita are having to live in tent cities, something they say makes their already arduous task more difficult.

Pipeline firm Enbridge says hurricane Rita may cut earnings by $5M (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
CALGARY (CP) - Enbridge Inc. said Monday its operations in the U.S. Gulf Coast region suffered little damage from hurricane Rita.

BellSouth learning lessons from hurricane (BizJournals)
As BellSouth Corp. scrambles to repair hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to its infrastructure as a result of Hurricane Katrina, the company is examining how to minimize damage for the next natural disaster.

Construction Played Role in Storm Damage (AP via Yahoo! News)
A few more nails and extra bolts could have made a big difference for some homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Industry News - Hurricane Rita Headlines - Forest Oil releases preliminary assessment of the impact of Hurricane Rita (Oil Online)
Forest Oil Corporation has released its preliminary assessment of the effect of Hurricane Rita on its Gulf Coast operation. All personnel were safely evacuated and activity was suspended prior to the hurricane. No rigs had major damage or were blown off location by the storm.

Industry News - Hurricane Rita Headlines - McMoRan Exploration updates Gulf of Mexico and Gulf Coast exploration and (Oil Online)
McMoRan Exploration Co has updated its Gulf of Mexico and Gulf Coast exploration and production activities following Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. McMoRan's initial assessment of its exploration and development operations, production facilities and the Main Pass Energy Hub(TM) (MPEH(TM)) platforms indicate no apparent major damage.

Hurricane damage leaves utility

Hurricane damage leaves utility workers in tent cities (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley)
PORT ARTHUR, Texas Many of the thousands of utility workers sent to Southeast Texas to help restore power after Hurricane Rita are having to live in tent cities.

Storms drive up shipping costs (CNN Money)
Hurricane damage to Gulf Coast ports is driving up shipping costs, which in turn could further slow the nation's economic growth, according to a published report.

Review finds damage factors after Hurricane Katrina (Corvallis Gazette Times)
GULFPORT, Miss. A few more nails and extra bolts could have made a big difference for some homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Construction Played Role in Storm Damage (AP via Yahoo! News)
A few more nails and extra bolts could have made a big difference for some homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Clinton to visit Gulf Coast to see hurricane damage (The Daily Comet)
Former President Bill Clinton is to travel to areas of the Gulf Coast this week to see damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Industry News - Hurricane Rita Headlines - McMoRan Exploration updates Gulf of Mexico and Gulf Coast exploration and (Oil Online)
McMoRan Exploration Co has updated its Gulf of Mexico and Gulf Coast exploration and production activities following Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. McMoRan's initial assessment of its exploration and development operations, production facilities and the Main Pass Energy Hub(TM) (MPEH(TM)) platforms indicate no apparent major damage.

Pipeline firm Enbridge says hurricane Rita may cut earnings by $5M (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
CALGARY (CP) - Enbridge Inc. said Monday its operations in the U.S. Gulf Coast region suffered little damage from hurricane Rita.

Hurricane damage leaves utility workers in tent cities (WOAI)
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) - Many of the thousands of utility workers sent in to help restore power in Southeast Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita are having to live in tent cities, something they say makes their already arduous task more difficult.

Industry News - Hurricane Rita Headlines - Forest Oil releases preliminary assessment of the impact of Hurricane Rita (Oil Online)
Forest Oil Corporation has released its preliminary assessment of the effect of Hurricane Rita on its Gulf Coast operation. All personnel were safely evacuated and activity was suspended prior to the hurricane. No rigs had major damage or were blown off location by the storm.

BellSouth learning lessons from hurricane (BizJournals)
As BellSouth Corp. scrambles to repair hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to its infrastructure as a result of Hurricane Katrina, the company is examining how to minimize damage for the next natural disaster.

Six more months of

Six more months of gasoline pain? (CNN Money)
Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman has told a newspaper that consumers can expect to see at least six months of high gasoline and heating fuel prices until energy production recovers from hurricane damage.

Review finds damage factors after Hurricane Katrina (Corvallis Gazette Times)
GULFPORT, Miss. A few more nails and extra bolts could have made a big difference for some homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Hurricane damage leaves utility workers in tent cities (WOAI)
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) - Many of the thousands of utility workers sent in to help restore power in Southeast Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita are having to live in tent cities, something they say makes their already arduous task more difficult.

Hurricane damage leaves utility workers in tent cities (KVIA)
PORT ARTHUR, Texas Many of the thousands of utility workers sent to Southeast Texas to help restore power after Hurricane Rita are having to live in tent cities.

Storms drive up shipping costs (CNN Money)
Hurricane damage to Gulf Coast ports is driving up shipping costs, which in turn could further slow the nation's economic growth, according to a published report.

Plan for Coastal Drilling Emerges (Los Angeles Times via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON Citing hurricane damage to the oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico, key lawmakers are trying to relax a decades-old federal ban on new drilling off California and the Atlantic Seaboard and to encourage energy prospecting in the Rocky Mountains.

BellSouth learning lessons from hurricane (BizJournals)
As BellSouth Corp. scrambles to repair hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to its infrastructure as a result of Hurricane Katrina, the company is examining how to minimize damage for the next natural disaster.

Pipeline firm Enbridge says hurricane Rita may cut earnings by $5M (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
CALGARY (CP) - Enbridge Inc. said Monday its operations in the U.S. Gulf Coast region suffered little damage from hurricane Rita.

Construction Played Role in Storm Damage (AP via Yahoo! News)
A few more nails and extra bolts could have made a big difference for some homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Sky-high price of jet fuel forces canceled flights (USA Today)
Hurricane damage to oil refineries has sent jet fuel prices to alarming new highs, prompting one airline to cancel some flights. Airlines are getting whipsawed at the fuel pump by crude oil prices hovering around $66 a barrel.

Temple-Inland tallies damage from

Temple-Inland tallies damage from Hurricane Rita (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Less than a month after donating $250,000 to the city of Austin to help offset the costs of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, Temple-Inland Inc. is assessing the effect of Hurricane Rita on its Gulf Coast operations.

Enterprise Reports No Major Damage From Hurricane Rita in Initial Assessments (RedNova)
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD) announced today that, based on initial assessments, its major assets on the U.S. Gulf Coast and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in the path of Hurricane Rita did not sustain material damage.

Despite Hurricane Damage, McCormick Reports Higher Sales, Earnings (RedNova)
By Stacey Hirsh, The Baltimore Sun Sep. 29--McCormick & Co. Inc. reported yesterday increased sales and earnings for the third quarter, despite a hit to its operations outside hurricane-battered New Orleans.

Industry News - Hurricane Rita Headlines - Whittier Energy suffers no long-term damage from Hurricanes Whittier Energy (Oil Online)
Whittier Energy Corporation has announced that none of its major oil and gas fields suffered any significant physical damage from either Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. However, as a result of power outages, limited access, and the inability of some oil and gas marketers to take delivery of production in affected areas, approximately 3.2 million cubic feet of gas equivalent ("Mmcfe") per

Group 1 Automotive Assessing Hurricane Damage to Beaumont, Texas, Dealerships; Company's Houston- and New Orleans-area (The Auto Channel)
HOUSTON--Sept. 27, 2005--Group 1 Automotive, Inc. , a Fortune 500 specialty retailer, announced today that it is assisting affected employees and assessing damage at its two Beaumont, Texas, dealerships in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita.

Iasis assessing hurricane damage to Texas hospital (BizJournals)
Iasis Healthcare's hospital in Port Arthur, Texas received some damage from Hurricane Rita and remains closed as the company assesses the full impact of the storm.

Crosstex assets escape significant hurricane damage (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Crosstex Energy L.P. on Wednesday said Hurricane Rita did not cause significant damage to its facilities in Texas and Louisiana.

Industry News - Hurricane Rita Headlines - Enterprise Reports No Major Damage From Hurricane Rita Enterprise Reports No (Oil Online)
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. has announced that, based on initial assessments, its major assets on the U.S. Gulf Coast and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in the path of Hurricane Rita did not sustain material damage.

Hurricane Rita's Wrath Hurting Rigs (AP via Yahoo! News)
Oil and gas executives say Hurricane Rita may have caused more damage to rigs and platforms than any Gulf of Mexico storm, even its formidable predecessor Hurricane Katrina.

Industry News - Hurricane Rita Headlines - Grey Wolf gives preliminary damage assessment Grey Wolf gives preliminary (Oil Online)
Grey Wolf, Inc. has announced the preliminary assessment of damage incurred during Hurricane Rita. Operations were suspended on 40 of the Company's 108-marketed rigs in anticipation of the hurricane.

Crude oil prices ease

Crude oil prices ease amid mixed reports on hurricane Rita damage (Canadian Business)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Crude oil prices eased Tuesday but natural gas prices rose as traders gauged mixed reports coming out of Texas on the extent of damage to oil and gas facilities from hurricane Rita.

Iasis assessing hurricane damage to Texas hospital (BizJournals)
Iasis Healthcare's hospital in Port Arthur, Texas received some damage from Hurricane Rita and remains closed as the company assesses the full impact of the storm.

RIGZONE - Pride International Reports No Significant Damage from Hurricane Rita (Rigzone)
Pride International says following an aerial inspection of its U.S. Gulf of Mexico fleet, its ten jackups and four platform rigs appear to have suffered no significant damage from Hurricane Rita. The Company expects to have personnel onboard each rig today to complete a thorough inspection and prepare to return the rigs to operation.

Bush views hurricane damage on 7th trip to region (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. President George W. Bush flew over hurricane-damaged homes and oil installations on Tuesday on his seventh trip to survey recovery efforts as he asked Americans to reduce energy consumption.

Industry News - Hurricane Rita Headlines - Nabors' Hurricane Rita preliminary damage assessment Nabors' Hurricane Rita (Oil Online)
Nabors Industries Ltd. has announced the results of its preliminary assessment of damage incurred during Hurricane Rita. Nabors had a number of rigs in the immediate path of the hurricane.

Industry News - Hurricane Rita Headlines - Huntsman reports no serious structural damage in wake of Hurricane Rita (Oil Online)
Huntsman Corporation has announced that none of its manufacturing facilities sustained serious structural damage from Hurricane Rita.

Group 1 Automotive Assessing Hurricane Damage to Beaumont, Texas, Dealerships; Company's Houston- and New Orleans-area (The Auto Channel)
HOUSTON--Sept. 27, 2005--Group 1 Automotive, Inc. , a Fortune 500 specialty retailer, announced today that it is assisting affected employees and assessing damage at its two Beaumont, Texas, dealerships in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita.

Crude oil prices ease

Crude oil prices ease amid mixed reports on hurricane Rita damage (Canadian Business)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Crude oil prices eased Tuesday but natural gas prices rose as traders gauged mixed reports coming out of Texas on the extent of damage to oil and gas facilities from hurricane Rita.

Group 1 Automotive Assessing Hurricane Damage to Beaumont, Texas, Dealerships; Company's Houston- and New Orleans-area (The Auto Channel)
HOUSTON--Sept. 27, 2005--Group 1 Automotive, Inc. , a Fortune 500 specialty retailer, announced today that it is assisting affected employees and assessing damage at its two Beaumont, Texas, dealerships in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita.

RIGZONE - Pride International Reports No Significant Damage from Hurricane Rita (Rigzone)
Pride International says following an aerial inspection of its U.S. Gulf of Mexico fleet, its ten jackups and four platform rigs appear to have suffered no significant damage from Hurricane Rita. The Company expects to have personnel onboard each rig today to complete a thorough inspection and prepare to return the rigs to operation.

Industry News - Hurricane Rita Headlines - Parker Drilling reports no material damage to rigs following Hurricane Rita (Oil Online)
Parker Drilling Company has accounted for all rigs located along the coastal waters of Louisiana following Hurricane Rita. No material damage has been observed based on the assessment of personnel returning to the barge rigs in preparation to re-commence operations.

Industry News - Hurricane Rita Headlines - Nabors' Hurricane Rita preliminary damage assessment Nabors' Hurricane Rita (Oil Online)
Nabors Industries Ltd. has announced the results of its preliminary assessment of damage incurred during Hurricane Rita. Nabors had a number of rigs in the immediate path of the hurricane.

Death toll, heat and damage assessments climb in aftermath of Hurricane Rita (WTNH-TV New Haven)
(Beaumont, Texas-AP, Sept. 27, 2005 6:30 AM) _ While much of Texas and Louisiana dodged the worst of Hurricane Rita, the damage to some small, rural towns was virtually complete -- and the storm was being blamed on new deaths long after it moved away.

Industry News - Hurricane Rita Headlines - Tidewater reports no damage or service interruptions resulting from (Oil Online)
Tidewater has not experienced any injuries to its personnel, or any damage or interruption of service to any of its vessels currently serving the oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of Hurricane Rita. The Company's main operational base in Amelia, Louisiana was also unaffected except for limited power and telephone outages.

Camden Property Trust Announces

Camden Property Trust Announces Minimal Damage From Hurricane Rita (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Camden Property Trust today announced that it sustained only minimal damage from Hurricane Rita on September 24, 2005.

Westlake Chemical's Plants Sustain Minor Hurricane Damage (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Westlake Chemical Corporation announced this morning that its petrochemical complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana, consisting of ethylene, styrene, and polyethylene units, apparently sustained only minor physical damage from Hurricane Rita.

Hornbeck Offshore Reports No Vessel Damage or Lost Revenue From Hurricane Rita (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. announced today that it has experienced no damage to any of its vessels as a result of Hurricane Rita, including those currently under construction or conversion in various Gulf of Mexico shipyards.

Officals Survey Damage From Hurricane Rita (News 10 Sacramento)
One day after Hurricane Rita swept through the Gulf Coast, officials in Texas and Louisiana are tallying up the damage. Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco toured the state's western coast on Sunday. She told reporters that "everything is just obliterated" in a number of coastal towns.

Houston area escapes major damage from Hurricane Rita (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ When Hurricane Rita made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border Saturday morning, the city of Houston escaped with minimal damage.

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-09-26 12:54 GMT: BP says no significant damage to refineries, platforms from Hurricane Rita (Interactive Investor)
LONDON (AFX) - BP PLC said its refineries and offshore oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico suffered "no significant damage" from Hurricane Rita. A spokeswoman in London said initial inspections have revealed no significant damage to the refinery in Texas City, but that BP must examine the site more thoroughly.

BHP, Woodside Unsure Of Oil Infra Damage From Hurricane Rita (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
Australian oil and gas producers say it is too early to tell what damage may have been caused to oil production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico by Hurricane Rita.

U.S. refineries escape major

U.S. refineries escape major storm damage (International Herald Tribune)
Hurricane Rita caused some damage to oil refineries near the Texas-Louisiana border and raised the prospect of gasoline shortages and higher prices while refineries are restarted all along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Perry: Rita Damage Not As Bad As Katrina (AP via Yahoo! News)
Gov. Rick Perry said Sunday that the damage inflicted by Hurricane Rita paled in comparison to Katrina, but urged evacuees stay where they are until local officials say it's all right to return.

Hurricane Rita leaves damage and floods (Knight Ridder via Yahoo! News)
PORT ARTHUR, Texas - Hurricane Rita carved a new path of destruction along the Gulf Coast on Saturday, crushing buildings and flooding vast regions but falling short of the calamity inflicted by Hurricane Katrina.

Hurricane hit US coast, leaves widespread damage (Channel NewsAsia)
PORT ARTHUR, Texas : Hurricane Rita pounded the US Gulf Coast Saturday, leaving widespread damage and more than one million people without power, but failing to deliver the feared repeat of Hurricane Katrina's devastation four weeks ago.

Hurricane Rita causes damage, relief (KOAA)
Hurricane Rita hit the gulf coast near the Texas-Louisiana border Saturday causing damage and flooding. However, the damage was much less than expected. Major cities were spared, as were the oil refineries along the coast.

Oil may rise on damage from hurricane: survey (Gulf Times)
NEW YORK: Crude oil may rise on concern Hurricane Rita will damage production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and refineries in Texas, a Bloomberg survey showed.

Minimal refinery damage from Rita - FEMA (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Rita caused minimal damage to refineries in its path, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Sunday.

Some signs of damage to oil refineries in wake of hurricane Rita (Canadian Business)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Hurricane Rita smacked a key region for U.S. oil-refining with less force than feared Saturday, although there were some early signs of damage.

Oil industry to assess Rita's damage (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The U.S. oil industry snapped into action on Saturday to assess damage to its installations in the wake of Hurricane Rita, which hit the Gulf Coast near Sabine Pass, Texas, around daybreak.

Hurricane Slams Into Gulf

Hurricane Slams Into Gulf Coast; Flooding Feared - New York Times (New York Times)
BEAUMONT, Tex., Sept. 24 - Hurricane Rita, with an eye 20 miles wide and wind gusts of almost 150 miles per hour, slammed into the Gulf Coast before dawn today, causing far less damage than officials had feared but raising new concerns that its torrential rain and storm surges would cause widespread flooding across much of the region.

FEMA awaiting dawn to assess Rita's damage (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was "ready to move in" but awaiting the light of dawn to assess damage done by Hurricane Rita as it crashed ashore on the Texas-Louisiana border.

Refineries See Some Damage, Dodge Bullet (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Rita smacked a key region for oil-refining with less force than feared on Saturday, although there were some early signs of damage.

Hurricane hit US coast, leaves widespread damage (Channel NewsAsia)
PORT ARTHUR, Texas : Hurricane Rita pounded the US Gulf Coast Saturday, leaving widespread damage and more than one million people without power, but failing to deliver the feared repeat of Hurricane Katrina's devastation four weeks ago.

Oil industry to assess Rita's damage (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The U.S. oil industry snapped into action on Saturday to assess damage to its installations in the wake of Hurricane Rita, which hit the Gulf Coast near Sabine Pass, Texas, around daybreak.

Some signs of damage to oil refineries in wake of hurricane Rita (Canadian Business)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Hurricane Rita smacked a key region for U.S. oil-refining with less force than feared Saturday, although there were some early signs of damage.

Rita could herald record

Rita could herald record hurricane year (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Rita, bearing down on the Gulf of Mexico coast, will wreak extensive damage and could herald a record number of ferocious storms over the Atlantic this year, the United Nations top expert warned on Friday.

Oil Prices Drop As Hurricane Rita Weakens (AP via Yahoo! News)
Crude oil prices dropped for a second day Friday as traders gauged news that Hurricane Rita had weakened, suggesting that damage to refinery capacity in the Gulf could be less severe than originally feared.

Houston area could face tens of billions in damage when hurricane hits: study (CNews)
(AP) - Hurricane Rita has the potential to flood an area almost twice the size of New Orleans when it reaches shore early Saturday, causing tens of billions of dollars in damage to the Houston metropolitan area and plunging yet another major Gulf Coast metropolis into disarray.

Oil prices sink as Hurricane Rita weakens (BusinessWeek)
SEP. 23 5:17 P.M. ET Crude oil prices dropped sharply Friday, the second straight day of declines, as traders welcomed news that Hurricane Rita had weakened, suggesting that damage to refinery capacity in the Gulf could be less severe than originally feared.

Oil May Rise on Damage From Hurricane, Survey Shows (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
U.K. Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil may rise on concern Hurricane Rita will damage production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and refineries in Texas, a Bloomberg survey showed.

Oil prices drop as Hurricane Rita downgraded (FT.com via Yahoo! News)
Crude oil futures scaled back from recent highs on Friday amid signs that Hurricane Rita was losing strength and may miss the Texas refining hub around Houston, where many refiners have already shut their plants.However, the hurricane season for the western Atlantic has already caused severe energy supply disruption. Almost 30 per cent of US refinery capacity is shut because of the threat of

Techs, gold take TSX lower; NY mixed on anxiety over hurricane damage (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
TORONTO (CP) - Lower gold and technology stocks kept the Toronto stock market negative Thursday even as energy stocks and crude oil rose as hurricane Rita roared toward a concentration of energy production facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Oil prices drop as Hurricane Rita downgraded (FT.com via Yahoo! News)
Crude oil futures scaled back from recent highs on Friday on signs Hurricane Rita was losing strength and may miss the Texas refining hub around Houston, where many refiners have already shut their plants.However, the hurricane season for the western Atlantic has already caused severe energy supply disruption. Almost 30 per cent of US refinery capacity is shut because of the threat of Rita and

Initial agricultural damage from Hurricane Ophelia estimated at more than 19 million (Bladen Journal)
Initial estimates of damage to North Carolina's agricultural industry from Hurricane Ophelia total $19.6 million, based on reports from 13 North Carolina counties.

Oil Prices Sink As Hurricane Rita Weakens (AP via Yahoo! News)
Crude oil prices dropped sharply Friday, the second straight day of declines, as traders welcomed news that Hurricane Rita had weakened, suggesting that damage to refinery capacity in the Gulf could be less severe than originally feared.

Rita May Cause Tens

Rita May Cause Tens of Billions in Damage (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Rita has the potential to flood an area almost twice the size of New Orleans when it reaches shore early Saturday, causing tens of billions of dollars in damage to the Houston metropolitan area and plunging yet another major Gulf Coast metropolis into disarray.

Houston Facing Tens of Billions in Damage HOUSTON, TX -- Hurricane Rita has the potential to flood an area almost twice (First Coast News)
causing tens of billions of dollars in damage to the Houston metropolitan area and plunging yet another major Gulf Coast metropolis into disarray. suburbs. The study estimated the total cost of a worst-case storm at $80 billion, with 75 percent due to flooding and the rest from wind damage.

Cleco: Hurricane damage $100 million to $125 million (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
(AP) Cleco Corp., a power utility that serves the northern area of Lake Pontchartrain hit hard by Hurricane Katrina estimated Wednesday that damage to its transmission system would cost the company $100 million to $125 million.

Stocks little changed as hurricane builds (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday, with investors hesitant as Hurricane Rita threatened to further damage energy facilities in the Gulf of Mexico.

Stocks fall on Hurricane Rita fears Wednesday (Billings Gazette)
NEW YORK - A hike in oil prices sent stocks sharply lower Wednesday as traders worried about the damage that Hurricane Rita might wreak on Texas refineries. The Dow Jones industrial average lost more than 100 points.

HURRICANE RITA (Austin American-Statesman)
Extensive damage expected along powerful hurricane's path. Start a hurricane Web log: Share your experiences in your very own Web log. Be sure to tag/keyword your entries with "Rita" to be featured on these pages. Start your own blog.

Techs, gold take TSX lower; NY mixed on anxiety over hurricane damage (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
TORONTO (CP) - Lower gold and technology stocks kept the Toronto stock market negative Thursday even as energy stocks and crude oil rose as hurricane Rita roared toward a concentration of energy production facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Eurostocks fall on hurricane fears (CNN Money)
European stocks closed lower as the insurance sector was blown away by potential damage from Hurricane Rita.

Cleco: Hurricane damage $100 million to $125 million (KATC3)
UNDATED Cleco Corporation, a power utility that serves the northern area of Lake Pontchartrain hit hard by Hurricane Katrina estimates that damage to its transmission system will cost the company 100 (m) million to 125 (m) million dollars.

Oil May Rise on Damage From Hurricane, Survey Shows (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
U.K. Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil may rise on concern Hurricane Rita will damage production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and refineries in Texas, a Bloomberg survey showed.

Stocks Decline on Hurricane

Stocks Decline on Hurricane Rita Fears (AP via Yahoo! News)
A hike in oil prices sent stocks lower Wednesday as traders worried about the damage that Hurricane Rita might wreak on Texas refineries.

Oil prices climb as Hurricane Rita threatens US Gulf Coast rigs (AFP via Yahoo! News)
World oil prices made strong gains as Hurricane Rita gathered speed and threatened fresh damage to vital US Gulf of Mexico platforms and refineries, analysts said.

Rita heads for Texas as Category 5 hurricane (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
More than 1 million people along the Texas coast fled the approach of Hurricane Rita on Thursday as it developed into one of the most intense storms on record and threatened catastrophic damage.

EQECAT To Provide Estimates Thursday in London of Insured Losses for Offshore Oil and Gas, Marine Insurance, and (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
EQECAT, Inc., the leading authority on extreme risk modeling, will make a presentation, Thursday, September 22, 2005 in London at 10a.m. , providing its estimates of insured losses for offshore oil and gas, marine insurance, and automobiles, as well as commercially insured flood damage related to Hurricane Katrina.

Nikkei sags as investors fear hurricane (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.32 percent on Thursday after concerns that Hurricane Rita may inflict more damage on the U.S. economy prompted investors to cash in winners such as Mizuho Financial Group Inc. T>

Cleco: Hurricane damage $100 million to $125 million (KATC3)
UNDATED Cleco Corporation, a power utility that serves the northern area of Lake Pontchartrain hit hard by Hurricane Katrina estimates that damage to its transmission system will cost the company 100 (m) million to 125 (m) million dollars.

Stocks Decline on Hurricane Rita Fears (AP via Yahoo! News)
Soaring oil prices sent stocks lower Wednesday as traders worried about the damage that Hurricane Rita might wreak on Texas refineries.

Cleco: Hurricane damage $100 million to $125 million (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
(AP) Cleco Corp., a power utility that serves the northern area of Lake Pontchartrain hit hard by Hurricane Katrina estimated Wednesday that damage to its transmission system would cost the company $100 million to $125 million.

Hurricane J.D. packs big wind but does little damage (The Arizona Republic)
The most disgusting thing that an elected official could do these days is to use the victims of Hurricane Katrina for political gain. The clever ones avoid the subject entirely. The less-than-clever ones believe that they can outsmart us by accusing other politicians of using hurricane victims.

Fears About Hurricane Rita Send Shares Down Sharply - New York Times (New York Times)
Stocks were sharply lower yesterday, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling more than 100 points, as traders worried about the damage that Hurricane Rita might wreak on Texas refineries.

Dollar Weakens on Concern

Dollar Weakens on Concern About Damage From Hurricane Rita (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell the most in three weeks against the euro and dropped versus the yen as Hurricane Rita, whose strength may match the costliest storm in U.S. history, headed across the Gulf of Mexico.
Rita now a Category 3 hurricane (CNN.com)
Hurricane Rita, moving westward away from the Florida Keys, early Wednesday strengthened into a Category 3 storm, capable of causing extensive damage.
Stocks Decline on Hurricane Rita Fears (AP via Yahoo! News)
Soaring oil prices sent stocks lower Wednesday as traders worried about the damage that Hurricane Rita might wreak on Texas refineries.
U.S. Stocks Decline as Hurricane Rita Strengthens; Avon Drops (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks declined as Hurricane Rita matched the strength of Katrina over the Gulf of Mexico, sending oil prices higher and renewing concern storm damage will slow economic growth.
Couple stunned by hurricane damage (Cushing Daily Citizen)
ENID NEWS AND EAGLE (ENID, Okla.) ENID, Okla. As soon as they are able, an Enid couple is heading back to the Gulf Coast to areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Rita threatens new damage to oil production after Katrina (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Rita threatens to inflict more damage on the US oil and gas infrastructure still reeling from Hurricane Katrina just three weeks earlier, analysts said.
Rita threatens new damage to oil production after Katrina (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Rita threatens to inflict more damage on the US oil and gas infrastructure still reeling from Hurricane Katrina just three weeks earlier, analysts said.
Couple stunned by hurricane damage (Cushing Daily Citizen)
ENID NEWS AND EAGLE (ENID, Okla.) ENID, Okla. As soon as they are able, an Enid couple is heading back to the Gulf Coast to areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Dollar Weakens on Concern About Damage From Hurricane Rita (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell the most in three weeks against the euro and dropped versus the yen as Hurricane Rita headed across the Gulf of Mexico.
Dollar Declines on Concern Damage From Rita Will Slow Economy (Bloomberg.com)
U.S. Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell the most in three weeks against the euro and dropped versus the yen on concern Hurricane Rita will add to damage caused by Katrina, damping consumer spending and slowing U.S. economic growth.
Dollar Weakens on Concern About Damage From Hurricane Rita (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell the most in three weeks against the euro and dropped versus the yen as Hurricane Rita, whose strength may match the costliest storm in U.S. history, headed across the Gulf of Mexico.
Initial agricultural damage from Hurricane Ophelia estimated at more than 19 million (Bladen Journal)
Initial estimates of damage to North Carolina's agricultural industry from Hurricane Ophelia total $19.6 million, based on reports from 13 North Carolina counties.
Folgers plant waking up after hurricane damage (Cincinnati Enquirer)
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, warehouse workers at Procter & Gamble Co.'s New Orleans coffee complex have been using clipboards and pencils to record shipments.
Couple stunned by hurricane damage (Cushing Daily Citizen)
ENID NEWS AND EAGLE (ENID, Okla.) ENID, Okla. As soon as they are able, an Enid couple is heading back to the Gulf Coast to areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Dollar Declines on Concern Damage From Rita Will Slow Economy (Bloomberg.com)
U.S. Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell the most in three weeks against the euro and dropped versus the yen on concern Hurricane Rita will add to damage caused by Katrina, damping consumer spending and slowing U.S. economic growth.

NY warned to prepare

NY warned to prepare for hurricane like Katrina (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Manhattan could be flooded and New York could suffer as much damage as New Orleans if it were hit by a catastrophic hurricane like one that passed just north of the city in 1938, experts warned on Monday.
Couple stunned by hurricane damage (Cushing Daily Citizen)
ENID NEWS AND EAGLE (ENID, Okla.) ENID, Okla. As soon as they are able, an Enid couple is heading back to the Gulf Coast to areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Littlefield's Mobile bingo hall to open after hurricane closure (BizJournals)
Littlefield Corp., a charity bingo operator based in Austin, has weathered Hurricane Katrina's storm without its bingo halls sustaining much damage.
DuPont Declares Force Majeure for Titanium Dioxide and Aniline Businesses Due to Hurricane Damage (ChemPoint)
WILMINGTON -- August 31, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina caused extensive flooding at two DuPont facilities in Mississippi the titanium dioxide plant at DeLisle and the First Chemical Corporation aniline plant at Pascagoula.
Virginia congressman discusses tour of hurricane damage (KATC3)
WASHINGTON The congressman in charge of investigating the response to Hurricane Katrina is back from taking a firsthand look at the damage. Northern Virginia Republican Tom Davis was one of more than a dozen lawmakers to take the trip to New Orleans and Mississippi.
Initial agricultural damage from Hurricane Ophelia estimated at more than 19 million (Bladen Journal)
Initial estimates of damage to North Carolina's agricultural industry from Hurricane Ophelia total $19.6 million, based on reports from 13 North Carolina counties.
NY warned to prepare for hurricane like Katrina (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Manhattan could be flooded and New York could suffer as much damage as New Orleans if it were hit by a catastrophic hurricane like one that passed just north of the city in 1938, experts warned on Monday.
Movie Gallery says hurricane not likely to hurt finances (BizJournals)
Movie Gallery Inc. has resumed normal operations at 12 of its 21 stores that closed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina due to power outages or damage and said Tuesday damages from Katrina are not expected to have a material impact on the c