Years after hurricanes, FEMA works to move Gulf Coast trailer-dwellers who stay past deadlineNEW ORLEANS — The only thing keeping Gerard Rigney from getting back into his home is the FEMA trailer in his front yard. Hurricane insurance harder to get, costs up as 2009 storm season startsCHARLOTTE, N.C. — As the 2009 hurricane season arrives, many homeowners are finding insurance is either more expensive, or harder to get. Some 4 years after hurricanes, FEMA says Gulf Coast trailer-dwellers could soon be evictedNEW ORLEANS — The only thing keeping Gerard Rigney from getting back into his home is the FEMA trailer in his front yard. One of nation’s most endangered Civil War battlefields being restored after 2 hurricanesSABINE PASS, Texas — The bronze likeness of Confederate Lt. Dick Dowling has survived two hurricanes in the last five years, as against the odds as the few dozen rebel Texas soldiers he led to victory against a huge Union force almost 150 years ago. Giant hurricane barriers proposed in water around NYC to protect city from possible sea surgeNEW YORK — When experts sketch out nightmare hurricane scenarios, a New York strike tends to be high on the list. Weather system that formed in the Atlantic has lost its tropical depression statusMIAMI — The National Hurricane Center says a weather system moving over the Atlantic has lost its tropical depression status. Obama stresses need for planning, preparation in hurricane-prone areas; gov’t there to helpWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama urged residents of hurricane-prone communities on Friday to take responsibility for their own safety and start planning now. Obama stresses need for planning, preparation in hurricane-prone areas; gov’t in backup roleWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says residents of hurricane-prone communities need to take responsibility for their own safety and they need to start planning now. 1st tropical depression of season forms off mid-Atlantic coast; not expected to hit landMIAMI — The National Hurricane Center says a tropical depression has formed off the mid-Atlantic coast, but it’s not expected to threaten land. Weather committee retires Gustav, Ike, Paloma and Alma from storm name listMIAMI — Gustav, Ike, Paloma and Alma are off the World Meteorological Organization’s rotating list of storm names. |
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