Hurricane Rita: Texas and Louisiana in Path

AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER LOCATED A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES NORTHEAST OF PUERTO RICO IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION AT THIS TIME...BUT UPPER-LEVEL WINDS...

Philippe Upgraded to a Hurricane

THE TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 1125 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME...

Florida tops in cruise biz, report says

PORT CANAVERAL -- Florida is the captain of the cruise ship industry in the United States, a newly released research report says. In 2004, five Florida ports (Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Canaveral, Tampa Bay and Jacksonville) hosted 58.3 percent of all North American cruises,...

Is New Orleans Florida's future?: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

I, like many Floridians, am upset with our government's response in the disaster-stricken Gulf Coast. Despite millions of tax dollars that have been spent on 9-11 training and hundreds of millions that we spend each year on our military and military equipment, our fellow...

** TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA RE-INTENSIFYING - THREAT TO GEORGIA-CAROLINAS INCRE...

SEP 9 , 2005 10:45 AM CDTOPHELIA MOVING - RE-INTENSIFIES - THREAT TO SOUTHEAST U.S.Satellite Imagery and a Hurricane RECON data just coming in indicates that Ophelia is moving slowly Northeastward, and after...

** TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA RE-INTENSIFYING - THREAT TO GEORGIA-CAROLINAS INCRE...

** TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA RE-INTENSIFYING - THREAT TO GEORGIA-CAROLINAS INCREASING **Posted By: SteveGregory at 11:20 AM CDT on September 09, 2005Updated: 11:21 AM CDT on September 09, 2005SEP 9 , 2005 10:45 AM...

Katrina Media Blackout

This is alarming.  From Josh Marshall:At first the evidence was scattered and anecdotal. But now it's pretty clear that a key aim of the Bush administration's takeover of the NOLA situation is to cut off...

OPHELIA - STILL A TROPICAL STORM - AND TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT

SEPT 7, 2005 11:25PM CDTOPHELIA -- MEANDERING AROUND -- S L O W L Y INTENSIFYINGOphelia remains nearly stationary about 80NM east of Cape Canaveral near 28.8N / 79.5W-- and continues to slowly intensify. The latest RECON found the central pressure downto 995mb, and a max wind...

TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA - TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT by Steve Gregory

OPHELIA - STILL A TROPICAL STORM - AND TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORTPosted By: SteveGregory at 12:05 AM CDT on September 08, 2005Updated: 12:10 AM CDT on September 08, 2005SEPT 7, 2005 11:25PM CDT OPHELIA -- MEANDERING AROUND -- S L O W L Y INTENSIFYING Ophelia remains nearly...

Victims of Past Storms Warn Against Scams

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Once the immediate effects of Hurricane Katrina have subsided, Gulf Coast residents will have to deal with another plague _ scam artists wanting to take advantage of their...

TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA: CLOSE, BUT OH SO FAR- FOR NOW !

TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA-NOW INTENSIFYING! Based on radar and RECON data, OPHELIA is located about 100 miles east of of Cape Canaveral near 28.7N/79.3W,and is now stationary, after drifting NE away from the coast...

The world's best video diarists

Bloggers have moved into a new dimension - streaming video.Tomas Rawlings logs on to find the cream of the crop SOURCE The Independent Rocketboom http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/ The vblog that everybody is talking about. Based in New York, Rocketboom is a professional...

Katrina PeopleFinder Project NEEDS YOUR HELP - Katrina Help Wiki

Thanks for your interest in helping with the Katrina PeopleFinder Project! Even an hour or two of your time over your long Labor Day weekend will make a big difference. All you need to help is an internet...

Feed The Children: Hurricane Katrina leaves millions displaced and needing ou...

Feed The Children has more than 60 truckloads of relief supplies, including food, bottled water, cleaning supplies, paper products and other emergency essentials on their way. They are heading into Louisiana, Mississippi, and the surrounding areas that were hit by Hurricane...

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We are putting instructions together for people who able to help others recover from Katrina. This page will continue to be updated but please post your own suggestions.

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