Natural Disaster

September is National Preparedness Month

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September is also the month with the most Hurricanes. Those of us living in Florida are taking advantage of a little disaster preparedness earlier than September. Hurricane Dorian is on a Western track. Anticipated to slam into Eastern Florida as a category 4. https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-08-28-tropical-storm-dorian-hurricane-projected-path-spagehetti-models   Residents of Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and all … Read more

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Southern California

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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck California on 4 July. This was the foreshock of the 5 July, 7.1 earthquake. The earthquake’s epicenter was located 17 kilometers (4 miles) north-northeast of Ridgecrest, California. The magnitude 7.1 quake caused injuries, sparked fires and closed roadways no deaths were reported. … Read more

Is Heat Killing Us?

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A conservative estimate is that 600+ people die in the U.S. each year due to heat. On an international level, that number is much higher. Extreme Heat Summer is here, the heat is upon us. https://www.climate.gov/maps-data/data-snapshots/data-source-average-monthly-temperature Heat is the primary weather-related cause of death in the United States. The estimated mean annual heat-related death toll … Read more

2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season

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I know most of you did not wake up this morning thinking you need to start putting your emergency action plan together. AccuWeather forecasters are predicting 2019 to result in a near to slightly above-normal hurricane season with 12 to 14 storms. Five to seven are forecast to become hurricanes and two to four are … Read more

National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day

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Was yesterday. You missed it. Or did you? If you were aware that yesterday was celebrate National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day to some extent it’s possible that you took advantage of the moment and made yourself a scrumptious warm crusty bread with melting cheese sandwich, or you didn’t. If you were unaware that yesterday was … Read more