Alberto: First 2006 Hurricane
Monday, June 12, 2006Today forecasters issued the first hurricane warning of the 2006 hurricane season. Tropical storm Alberto is the first named storm of the 2006 season. It quickly gained strength ...
2006 Hurricane Names
Tuesday, February 07, 2006There has been some interest for the names of the hurricanes for 2006. I cannot tell what will become of these, but here they are:
Hurricane Alberto
Hurricane Beryl
Hurricane...
Hurricane Katrina Relief
Thursday, November 10, 2005I recently talked to Chuck Anderson, a graphic designer, who aided the relief effort in Biloxi and New Orleans. He talked about his experiences, the people he met, and the destruc...
New Orleans Dumping
Monday, October 31, 2005After Hurricane Katrina there has been tons of rebel and wreckage everywhere. The Sierra club is trying to get the dumping to occur in a safe manor. However the state has allowed...
New Orleans Fires 45
Saturday, October 29, 2005New Orleans fires 45 officers that left before or after Hurricane Katrina and have not been seen since. They have left either before or 10-15 days after Hurricane Katrina made lan...
Hurricane Wilma Supply Trouble
Wednesday, October 26, 2005Supplies after Hurricane Wilma have been a bit of a problem. Residents in North Miami had to wait for up to 12 hours for supplies after Hurricane Wilma. One of the places where t...
Hurricane Wilma Kills Six
Tuesday, October 25, 2005Hurricane Wilma struck Florida and killed six people. Hurricane Wilma also left 3.2 million homes without power. 36,000 people are staying in shelters while the weather calms dow...
Hurricane Wilma Strikes Mexico
Sunday, October 23, 2005On Friday and Saturday Hurricane Wilma struck the Yucatan Peninsula causing major flooding and chaos. Cozumel had over 25 hours of continuous hurricane conditions. With winds over...
Hurricane Willma Landfall on Sunday
Thursday, October 20, 2005Hurricane Wilma is expected to make landfall by Sunday night. Hurricane Wilma has been downgraded from a Category 5 to a Category 4 late Wednesday. However the power of the storm...
Hurricane Wilma a Category 5
Wednesday, October 19, 2005Hurricane Wilma is currently on the coast of Mexico and it looks like it will hit Florida. Florida officials have already ordered a mandatory evacuation for all non-residents be...
Fireman Stealing from Hurricane Katrina Fund?
Monday, October 10, 2005A Clark County Fireman is under police investigation after allegedly stealing $1500 from a Hurricane Katrina relief fund. The Firefighters Of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation were ...
Hurricane Stan Crushes Mexico
Wednesday, October 05, 2005Hurricane Stan hit Veracruz Mexico today with sustained winds up to 80 miles an hour. Over 66 people died when Hurricane Stan hit Mexico. Several neighborhoods that were not very...
Hurricane Katrina Recovery Difficulties
Thursday, September 29, 2005Rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina is posing to be a larger problem than initially hoped for. There are problems between the various levels of government. Getting everyone to coo...
Brown Blames Louisiana for Response
Tuesday, September 27, 2005The former Federal Emergency Management Agency Chief Michael Brown testified before a congressional committee today about the response in New Orleans and Louisiana to Hurricane Kat...
Hurricane Katrina affects Colleges
Monday, September 26, 2005Colleges around the nation have been pretty accepting of students that have been displaced from college because of Hurricane Katrina. Several colleges including Harvard and Dartmo...
Hurricane Rita Smashes Lake Charles
Sunday, September 25, 2005As the water is receding in Lake Charles, it is apparent how much damage has been done to Lake Charles and the surrounding area. Hurricane Rita has done much damage to the Lake Ch...
Hurricane Rita Hits Land
Saturday, September 24, 2005As Hurricane Rita made landfall, and President Bush was at the U.S. Northern Command in Colorado. When referring to Lake Charles he said "It got hit hard." Lake Charles has very ...
Hurricane Rita Landfall
Friday, September 23, 2005It is about 1 am and Hurricane Rita is very near hitting land. The focus of the storm is going to hit around the border of Louisiana and Texas. While the eye of the hurricane may...
Gas Prices Drop with Hurricane
Friday, September 23, 2005With the news that Hurricane Rita is not going to be as strong as anticipated, there has been a drop in crude oil prices that should affect the price you pay for gas at the pump. ...
New Orleans Flooding
Friday, September 23, 2005New Orleans is suffering from some localized flooding. In the 9th ward there was an 8 ft storm surge that rose over the dam and caused some flooding. Army engineers are working ha...
Hurricane Rita Downgraded
Friday, September 23, 2005The national weather service has downgraded Hurricane Rita to a category 3 hurricane. This means that there are maximum sustained winds of 125 MPH, however the hurricane's gusts m...