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The DOT Clears Timber Along the Merritt Parkway, But Some Worry About the Aesthetic Effect
As the worst storm in recent Connecticut history started to tear through the northeast in late October, the inevitable happened: authorities closed the Merritt Parkway. Like the two major weather events before Hurricane Sandy — the tropical...
Tags: New Canaan, Highway Transportation, Human Interest, Connecticut Department of Transportation, Westport
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VIMS develops coastal flooding predictor
GLOUCESTER — A system to forecast the potential for coastal flooding is making it easier for residents, business owners and even emergency managers to determine when to head for high ground. Developed at Virginia Institute of Marine Science, the...Tags: Science and Technology, Hampton Roads, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Science, Tropical Storms
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National Hurricane Center may change warning criteria after Sandy
The National Hurricane Center may loosen the criteria it uses in issuing hurricane warnings so that future storms like Superstorm Sandy would prompt the same alerts as if they were still officially classified as hurricanes, according to AccuWeather.com....
Tags: Natural Disasters, Long Island, Science and Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center
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Warning will be posted next time there's a Sandy
Sun SentinelThe next time a system like Superstorm Sandy threatens a coastline, a hurricane warning will be posted. That’s because the National Hurricane Center has altered the definition of a hurricane warning, now allowing one to be issued even if a...Tags: Natural Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Hurricanes, Weather, Weather Warnings
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Making scuba-diving a family sport
Never mind the moray eel. I'm focused on rubbing the "lucky" porthole of a ship that sunk here in a hurricane nearly 150 years ago.
Did I mention that I'm 60 feet underwater, diving mask on my face, breathing oxygen from a tank strapped to my back?...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Travel, Meteorological Disasters, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes
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Hurricane season's not quite over
Sun SentinelWouldn't you know it. On the last day of the 2012 hurricane season, a disturbance pops up in the middle of the Atlantic. Not that it poses a threat to South Florida or any other land area. Models indicate the low-pressure area likely will drift...Tags: Natural Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Hurricanes, Weather, Tropical Storms
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Despite devastation, Sandy doesn't qualify as 'major'
This year’s hurricane season — which officially comes to a close Friday — has proved to be one of the most active on record, with Hurricane Isaac and super storm Sandy wreaking havoc on two coastlines, although both storms, technically,...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Weather Statistics, Science and Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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'Unusual' hurricane season among busiest, but lacked strength besides Sandy
Despite being one of the most active on record, the 2012 hurricane season lacked power -- Superstorm Sandy notwithstanding -- making it a "highly unusual year", according to one storm forecaster. The season officially ends Friday, and some...
Tags: Hurricane Michael (2012), Natural Disasters, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hurricanes, Weather Reports
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They call the wind Sandy
The Baltimore SunOne of my predecessors on The Sun's copy desk, Bob Grover, once briskly called for a halt to "silly pointless hair-splitting debates." It was futile, of course; copy editors live for silly pointless hair-splitting debates. The late storm the weather...Tags: Caribbean Islands, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Weather, Tropical Storms
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Kevin Hunt: How Risky Is It To File An Insurance Claim After Sandy?
The Hartford CourantSandy hit Madison and several other Connecticut towns Monday with hurricane-force gusts, causing undetermined damage, but it would have cost homeowners across the state thousands of dollars each if it actually sustained those winds. Insurers that once...Tags: Insurance, Hurricane Irene (2011), Natural Disasters, Madison (New Haven, Connecticut), Hurricanes
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Hurricane brings 3 more deaths to Lehigh Valley; 41,000 regain power in 1 day; 160,000 still in dark
The Lehigh Valley impact of Hurricane Sandy intensified Wednesday with the reports of two more storm-related deaths. Also on Wednesday, 41,000 of the region's homes and businesses that lost power in the storm had electricity restored. But about 160,000...
Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Hurricanes, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Cabela's Inc., Nursing Homes
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Could a storm like Sandy happen here?
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterCould a storm like Sandy happen in San Diego? Experts say not likely. Cindy Palmer with the National Weather Center San Diego said tropical systems in this area aren’t common. “We can see them,” said Palmer. “But it’s...Tags: Weather, Tropical Storms
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