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Hurricane Charey came ashore near Punta Gorda as a Category 4 storm on Aug. 13, 2004 -- also Friday the 13th. By 9 p.m. Charley was blowing through the Orlando area with 90-mph sustained winds that gusted to 105 mph. It was the area's first direct hit by a hurricane since 1960 when Hurricane Donna crossed Central Florida.
An estimated 1.5 million people were without electricity in Central Florida -- many for several days. Damage was widespread, but nothing like Charlotte County, where entire buildings disintergrated in winds that reach 145 mph. Three-three deaths were blamed on the hurricane, as well as $7.5 billion in insured losses.
An estimated 1.5 million people were without electricity in Central Florida -- many for several days. Damage was widespread, but nothing like Charlotte County, where entire buildings disintergrated in winds that reach 145 mph. Three-three deaths were blamed on the hurricane, as well as $7.5 billion in insured losses.
Hurricane Charey came ashore near Punta Gorda as a Category 4 storm on Aug. 13, 2004 -- also Friday the 13th. By 9 p.m. Charley was blowing through the Orlando area with 90-mph sustained winds that gusted to 105 mph. It was the area's first direct hit by a hurricane since 1960 when Hurricane Donna crossed Central Florida.
An estimated 1.5 million people were without electricity in Central Florida -- many for several days. Damage was widespread, but nothing like Charlotte County, where entire buildings disintergrated in winds that reach 145 mph. Three-three deaths were blamed on the hurricane, as well as $7.5 billion in insured losses.
An estimated 1.5 million people were without electricity in Central Florida -- many for several days. Damage was widespread, but nothing like Charlotte County, where entire buildings disintergrated in winds that reach 145 mph. Three-three deaths were blamed on the hurricane, as well as $7.5 billion in insured losses.
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Hurricane helper
president of the Blue Frontier Campaign (bluefront.org), and author of "Blue Frontier -- Dispatches from America's Ocean Wilderness" and "50 Ways to Save the Ocean."THE FEDERAL Emergency Management Agency said last week that it has run out of money to pay insurance claims from this year's hurricanes. Not counting Wilma, the claims top $22 billion. So you'd think the troubled agency would be eager to reduce future...Tags: Jack Kingston, Disasters, Jeff Miller, Emergency Planning, Banking
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Cabbage Key: An isolated travel getaway
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Travel EditorThe boat pushed away from the dock, eased past the pelican perched on a piling, and looped out into Pine Island Sound. What is it about being on water that makes you feel you're in Florida? Useppa Island swam up on our right, buff with houses reminiscent...Tags: Disasters, Clubs and Associations, Personal Service, Foods and Beverages, Potatoes
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Birthday-suit cruises and other surprises
Special to The TimesTHE travel industry continues to evolve, with surprising trends popping up regularly. Here are a few new wrinkles. • A travel agency in Austin, Texas, chartered a 1,400-passenger Carnival cruise ship for a nudist cruise of the Caribbean — and, to...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Europe Sailing, Tourism and Leisure, Sailing, Cruises
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In the storms' wake, conflicting reports can cloud conditions
Times Staff WriterThere's nothing like a natural disaster at a tourist destination to kick the machine of public relations into full spin cycle. Appealing for aid, governments paint a dark picture of destruction. Eager to regain business, the tourism industry cranks out...Tags: Disasters, Emergency Planning, Walt Disney World Resort, Hotels and Accommodations, Tourism and Leisure
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Joseph Myers: Disaster aid bill beneficial to Florida
In declaring May, National Building Safety Month, President Obama has provided some much-needed momentum to bipartisan legislation pending in Congress that would incentivize states to adopt and enforce model building codes as a disaster mitigation...Tags: Tropical Weather, Mario Diaz-Balart, Politics, Dennis Ross, Meteorological Disasters
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My Word: Orlando's sister in Japan makes progress
I was pleased to see the Orlando Sentinel had a full page dedicated to the first anniversary of the terrible earthquake and tsunami tragedy in Japan on March 11, 2011. I noticed the Sentinel did not mention the status of Orlando's sister city in Japan....Tags: Japan, Natural Disasters, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Tokyo (Japan)
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New tile roof may not save you money
South Florida Sun-SentinelMany South Floridians think tile roofs are among the strongest against hurricanes. For years, insurance companies gave homeowners discounts on their premiums for installing them. But some insurers have stopped giving the discounts because of the state'...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Building Material, Meteorological Disasters, Financial and Business Services, Concerts
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Beware those "lesser" hurricanes
Maryland WeatherWe have a natural tendency to discount the "weaker" hurricanes, those Cat. 1 and 2 cyclones that seem so run-of-the-mill compared with the Cat. 4 and 5 beasts that show up from time to time.But the smaller tempests are sometimes......Tags: Disasters, Hurricane Ike (2008), Hurricane Andrew (1992), CNN (tv network), Hurricane Katrina (2005)
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Time still moves slowly on Sanibel, Captiva islands
If you're in a hurry, you don't belong on Sanibel.
That friendly admonition has been a pearl of wisdom on this leisurely Gulf Coast island for decades. In the 1970s, when a high-school buddy and I used to take day trips across the remote Alligator...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Politics, Restaurants, Forestry and Timber, Thomas Edison
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Today is Friday the 13th, does it make you nervous?
Sentinel Staff WriterFor those of you who suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia, the fear of Friday the 13th, or triskaidekaphobia, the fear of the number 13, today is the only Friday the 13th this year. What is to fear from Friday the 13th or the number 13, you may ask?...Tags: Charles Manson, Ryanair Holdings Plc, Tornadoes, AirTran, John Wayne Gacy
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Brett McIntyre
13 fascinating facts about Brett McIntyre:
- I have seen a space shuttle launch in person on the beach in Cape Canaveral.
- I once got ride in a stock car around Daytona International Speedway for four laps at 180mph.
- I have never traveled outside the...Tags: High School Sports, Tornadoes, Science and Technology, Science, Weather Science
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