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47 min ago | Times Herald-Record

House Irene, Lee left hanging is finally demolished

Robert Kopman stared his nightmare in the face for nearly two years until a demolition crew came and tore it down.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Personal Finance, Retirement, FEMA, US News

4 hrs ago | New Yorker

The Number: 4.8%

On Wednesday, the Oklahoma Insurance Department estimated that insured losses incurred in the deadly tornado that tore through Moore, Oklahoma, could exceed two billion dollars .

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Related Topix: Moore, OK, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy

Wed May 22, 2013

KARD

Local Groups Prepare to Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims

UPDATE: Red Cross volunteer and Bastrop native Rick van Loon has arrived in Moore, Oklahoma to assist victims of Monday's tornado.

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Related Topix: Moore, OK, Hurricane, Weather, Recreational Vehicle, El Dorado/Honorbuilt

Post and Courier

Federal hurricane predictions due today, no surprise expected

File - The turbulent surf off the Isle of Palms drew spectators as Hurricane Irene moved north off the coast of South Carolina on Friday August 26, 2011.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Isle of Palms, SC, Weather, Meteorology, Science, Penn State University Park

Sag Harbor Online

$20 Million in Grants Available for Fishing Industry Impacted by Sandy

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. is encouraging coastal fishing businesses harmed by Hurricane Sandy last fall to apply for available funding through New York State's recently approved coastal fishing industry grant program.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy

The Jersey Journal

Away from the beach, Sandy damage still soaks inland lives

Heaps of destroyed audio and visual equipment sit in the parking lot outside Thunderball Marketing, an audio and electronics company in Avenel that is still struggling to recover after Sandy caused millions of dollars in property damages.

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Related Topix: Avenel, NJ, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, Woodbridge, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Natural Disasters, Flood

Clinton News

Consider flood insurance as next hurricane season approaches

The June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner. Early predictions indicate an active year and the Insurance Information Institute urges the public to prepare for the heightened flood risks that come with hurricanes and tropical storms.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Weather

Patch.com

Morristown Mayor Proclaims Official Arbor Day

In April, Morristown's newly created Shade Tree Commission met for the first time, just before Arbor Day.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, Morristown, NJ

Criminal Report Daily

Can Space Tourism Save Earth?

NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Expedition 29 commander, uses a still camera to photograph the topography of a point on Earth from a window in the Cupola of the International Space Station in 2011.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, NASA, Hurricane, Weather

Tue May 21, 2013

Reno Gazette-Journal

Reader objects to global warming post, says consensus was against Galileo

This 2011 file photo shows a flooded road on Hatteras Island, N.C., after Hurricane Irene swept through the area the previous day cutting the roadway in five locations.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hatteras, NC, Oceanography, Rick Perry, US Governors

NorthJersey.com

Little Falls renews $3.7 million in debt; approves estimated tax bills

LITTLE FALLS - The township has renewed nearly $3.7 million in existing debt and will be issuing estimated tax bills.

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Related Topix: Little Falls, NJ, Hurricane, Weather, FEMA, US News

WNYT NewsChannel 13

NY gets $49M for hurricane damage to canal system

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved $49 million for the New York State Canal Corporation to repair damage related to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

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Related Topix: FEMA, US News, Hurricane, Weather

Fri May 17, 2013

Seeking Alpha

Travelers' Revised $94 Estimate: Business And Financial Insurance Overview

The Travelers Companies, Inc. is the sixth largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. with a market share of 4.5% in terms of premiums earned.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather

Your News Now

Williamstown accepts FEMA grant

Williamstown will accept a $6.1 million grant from FEMA to relocate residents at a mobile home park damaged by Hurricane Irene.

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Philly.com

Insider's Guide: The Wildwoods

THERE'S A FEELING you get, walking toward the Wildwood Boardwalk at night; an anticipation that hits you all at once when that wide, eclectic, electric expanse unfolds before you.

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Related Topix: Wildwood, NJ, Hurricane, Weather, North Wildwood, NJ, Wildwood Crest, NJ, Travel

Thu May 16, 2013

Newsday

Vote on Fire Island phone service Thursday

A plan to eliminate landline phone service in western Fire Island is scheduled to be voted on by the state Public Service Commission Thursday amid concern it could leave people on the barrier island unable to make calls if a storm knocks out electrical power.

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Related Topix: Fire Island, NY, Verizon Communications, Telecom, Verizon, IT Services, Hurricane, Weather

Wed May 15, 2013

AccuWeather.com

Google TimeLapse Vs. Outer Banks, Devils Lake

When I saw that Google and Time had partnered to create a 30-year satellite time-lapse of Earth , my first question was: "How can this illustrate weather?" My first answer was: Devil's Lake, North Dakota.

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Related Topix: Devils Lake, ND, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ophelia

TheAlternativePress.com

Back-Up Sump Pumps and New Jersey Hurricanes

Hurricane Irene was downgraded to a Tropical Storm by the time it hit NJ but it still did the following damage: Eleven rivers reached record levels, and a week after the storm all rivers in the state remained at "moderate flooding level". The Heavy Duty DC backup system that we install pumps up to 35 Gallons Per Minute with a full charged battery.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Westfield, NJ

Gazette.net

Winds of change bring success to musician

When Hurricane Sandy slammed into the Northeast in October, local New Age pianist Matthew C. Shuman emerged on the other side with greater exposure and music sales.

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Patch.com

FEMA to Buy Out One Home on Old York Road

The township is changing its agreement with the NJDEP Blue Acres Program for the purchase and demolition of two homes on Old York Road along the Raritan River Floodway-because only one is now being accepted into the program.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, New Jersey Government, New Jersey