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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
LA Area Quake
By host @ 10:55 PM :: 1965 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Home, Earthquake







Chino Hill EQ

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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Hurricane Dolly damage estimated less than $1B
By host @ 3:45 PM :: 1936 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Home, Hurricanes

"Catastrophe modelers estimate the insured losses from Hurricane Dolly will be less than $1 billion.

Newark, Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions Inc. said Thursday that insured losses from the Category 2 hurricane that struck southern Texas near the Mexican border on Wednesday would not exceed $750 million. RMS noted that the hurricane did not cause significant damage to offshore oil platforms.

Boston-based AIR Worldwide Corp. estimated late Wednesday that while storm losses could range from $300 million to $1.2 billion, it expected losses to total about $600 million. AIR, a unit of the Insurance Services Office Inc., estimated insured losses in Mexico to be less than one-quarter of U.S. insured losses. "(Source: businessinsurance.com)

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Sunday, July 20, 2008
Hurricane Dolly
By host @ 4:11 PM :: 2022 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Home, Hurricanes
 Google Earth Image with Dolly Landfall Hurricane Dolly
 
AT 1:00 PM CDT The center of Hurricane Dolly was estimated near 
Latitude 26.3 Longitude 97.2 or about 35 miles NE of Brownsville. 
 

 For track, news and other info visit the Dolly Page.

The NHC reports that Hurricane force winds extend out for 25 miles. Click here to see a radius based on the last position.  Click here to see the TS Winds, they extend out 140 miles.

Google Earth Image with Dolly at Landfall 1:00 PM CDT 7/23  The FFW area is a flash flood warning area.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Hurricane forecaster William Gray says global warming is "grossly exaggerated"
By host @ 2:37 PM :: 2018 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Home, Hurricanes
 Katrina

— The studies continue to mount: global warming is likely to blame for producing more powerful hurricanes and endangering the earth's ecosystems.

Nonsense, William Gray said Tuesday.

"There's been so much hype," the Colorado State University storm prognosticator said. "But I don't think there's a real problem. I think global warming has been grossly exaggerated." ...  (source: tcplam.com)

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Sunday, July 13, 2008
Citizen's Army of Adjusters
By host @ 8:52 PM :: 2497 Views :: 2 Comments :: Article Rating :: Home, Citizens - Florida

 

ARMY OF ADJUSTERS

It now has about 5,000 independent adjusters under contract via 44 adjusting firms. These adjusters are required to make Citizens' work their first priority, and their work will be closely monitored by 68 supervisors inside Citizens. All the adjusters have to go through a training session covering the company's adjusting practices and Florida's building codes.

Last month, the company ran a hurricane drill, mobilizing adjusters and staffers to see how its procedures would work. (source:miamiherald.com)

 

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