All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 13 2007 // Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has warned that America’s largest city needs to be prepared for a hurricane powerful enough to cause serious flooding in lower Manhattan and elsewhere.“It’s...
Jun 13 2007 // The rest of 2007 will continue to be a difficult time for developers and builders to secure builder’s risk insurance for their projects, according to experts at independent wholesale insurance broker Mercator Risk...
Jun 13 2007 // Gov. Mark Sanford signed a bill into law Monday that he says should lower insurance costs for residents along South Carolina’s coast.Sanford’s signature comes three months after the Republican governor and his...
Jun 12 2007 // It took O’Charley’s regional operations director in Hattiesburg, Miss., most of a week to get in touch with the restaurant chain’s Nashville, Tenn. headquarters after Hurricane Katrina pounded the Gulf...
Jun 8 2007 // On Wednesday the South Carolina House of Representatives agreed to Senate changes to coastal omnibus hurricane legislation, which included extending the notice for homeowners whose insurance would be canceled to 90 days...
Jun 7 2007 // The South Carolina House has concurred with the Senate on the so-called coastal property omnibus bill and forwarded it to the governor who is expected to sign the legislation.HB 3820 includes a limited expansion of the...
Jun 5 2007 // A year after his predecessor acknowledged the Army Corps of Engineers’ responsibility for the catastrophic flooding in Hurricane Katrina, the newly appointed head of the agency toured this still-battered city May 31...
Jun 5 2007 // For more than 200 years, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse has guided sailors through the “graveyard of the Atlantic” — the shallow shores of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. But not even the nation’s...
Jun 4 2007 // With Katrina memories still fresh, Alabama Gulf Coast residents have begun stockpiling ice, water, food and other supplies just in case this hurricane season turns ugly.FEMA also will have disaster relief supplies stored...
Jun 4 2007 // Tropical Storm Barry, since downgraded to a tropical depression, brought heavy rain to a parched Florida early Saturday, along with strong winds and heavy surf along the state’s Gulf coast.Rain was falling throughout...
Jun 4 2007 // Weather forecasters differ somewhat in their methodologies and numbers but appear to agree on one matter: the 2007 hurricane season looks to be a busy one along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.They predict that anywhere from...
Jun 4 2007 // Weather forecasters differ somewhat in their methodologies and numbers but appear to agree on one matter: the 2007 hurricane season looks to be a busy one along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.They predict that anywhere from...
Jun 4 2007 // Risk Management Solutions has withdrawn a short-term, five-year hurricane forecasting model submitted for approval to Florida officials after being told the model did not meet required standards.Mitch Sattler, RMS vice...
Jun 4 2007 // When Category 5 Hurricane Andrew damaged or destroyed more than 125,000 Florida homes and left about 250,000 people homeless in south Miami-Dade County, the destruction was born from a mix of 165 mph winds, outdated...
Jun 4 2007 // An aerial view of Cliff Walk along Newport, Rhode Island’s rugged coastline showing stately oceanfront mansions, behind gilded wrought iron fences and towering stone walls. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)Perched on the...
Jun 4 2007 // Will forecasters’ warnings prove accurate this year?10 N.H. on risks with no Social Security Numbers Carriers can’t refuse to quote- so what do they do?10 Newport’s mansions develop hurricane...
Jun 4 2007 // Forecasters agree: 2007 Atlantic hurricane season to be busy oneWeather forecasters agree that the 2007 hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, with peak activity in August through October, should be a...
Jun 4 2007 // Weather forecasters differ somewhat in their methodologies and numbers but appear to agree on one matter: the 2007 hurricane season looks to be a busy one along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.They predict that anywhere from...
Jun 4 2007 // Storm-tested, researched Fla. building codes remain a work in progressWhen Category 5 Hurricane Andrew damaged or destroyed more than 125,000 Florida homes and left about 250,000 people homeless in south Miami-Dade County,...
Jun 4 2007 // Risk Management Solutions has withdrawn a short-term, five-year hurricane forecasting model submitted for approval to Florida officials after being told the model did not meet required standards.Mitch Sattler, RMS vice...