As the devastated Oklahoma City suburb of Moore begins to rebuild after Monday's epic storm, federal forecasters warned that as many as six more could be heading our way in the coming months, in the form of hurricanes.The National Weather...Show More Summary
President Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose embrace in the wake of Hurricane Sandy was a memorable show of bipartisanship on the eve of last fall’s election, will reunite on the Jersey Shore next week. Obama plans to travel to New Jersey on Tuesday to survey recovery efforts in coastal communities battered by [...]
The Miami Hurricanes will have a deep and talented pass-catching group in 2013, one that might be the best since the 'Canes 2001 national championship team. While there certainly isn't an Andre Johnson-like talent on the roster, the potential of this corps, between the wide receivers and tight ends, is exceptional. Show More Summary
Though the official 2013 hurricane season is from June 1 to November 30, the news earlier this week out of Moore, Oklahoma is a sobering reminder that dangerous weather comes in many forms and you often don't know where the next disaster may strike. Show More Summary
Page 2 doesn’t sell papers, and disasters are only “good” news for a while. When Hurricane Sandy devastated the East Coast last October, there were benefits and telethons and outpourings of support. For a while. When the public’s eyes turned, and winter settled in, there wasn’t much else to do but try to rebuild through a frigid Northeast winter. [...]
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From last fall: Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma argues against relief aid for Hurricane Sandy, in part because working on it in the Senate would delay the beginning of his Christmas vacation. He admits that in Oklahoma “we do get some Federal help.”
Today's news you might've missed: Janet Jackson is rolling in enough loot to make it hurricane. The entertainer, who recently revealed that she's married to another billionaire, Wissam Al Mana, has made $260 million in album sales; $81 million from music and publishing fees; $458 million from world tours; $81.5 million from tour sponsorships and […]
Warm Atlantic waters and favorable wind patterns may produce 13 to 20 named storms this year for the fourth above-average hurricane season in a row.
From NOAA: In its 2013 Atlantic hurricane season outlook issued today, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting an active or extremely active season this year. For the six-month hurricane season, which begins June 1, NOAA’s Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook says there is a … Continue reading ?
As mentioned, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade is in danger of not happening this year, due to new costly regulations and restrictions (and Hurricane Sandy). We posted already that Amanda Palmer is headlining a Save the Mermaid Parade benefit...
And just because you died anyway, that doesn't mean you weren't healed. This nut is the son of anti-gay crackpot John Hagee, who says that God sent Hurricane Katrina to smite gay New Orleans and that atheists don't deserve to live in the United States.
Forecasters predict as many as six major hurricanes in the Atlantic this year due in part to warmer-than-average ocean temperatures.
$1.3 billion will help hardest-hit NY, NJ agencies deal with future disasters.
Batten down the hatches. Forecasters said Wednesday that the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be "above normal and possibly extremely active," predicting three to six major hurricanes this season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in its outlook …
n order to provide additional assistance to families and businesses struggling to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Rep. Bill Pascrell, (D-NJ) led a bipartisan coalition including Reps. Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Michael Grimm (R-NY), John Larson (D-CT), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Tom Reed (R-NY), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) and Jon [...]
Get ready for an “extremely active” active Atlantic hurricane season, government forecasters said today. Between now and the end of the Atlantic hurricane season (Nov. 30) the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration predicts 13 to 20 named storms, of which seven to 11 could become...
A year after Superstorm Sandy, residents along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts should prepare for "an extremely active" hurricane season in 2013, U.S. forecasters say. There will be between three and six major hurricanes this year with winds above 111 m.p.h., according to the 2013 hurricane outlook unveiled by the National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration's [...]
As criticism mounts over Verizon's move to replace its copper-based voice lines with its new Voice Link service in areas of New York and New Jersey impacted by Hurricane Sandy, the carrier went to work explaining the logic behind its actions.
Check out this heartwarming and humorous video of Heisman winners pitching in with Habitat for Humanity to help rebuild after Hurricane Katrina.