Posts Tagged ‘Hurricanes’

Victims of tropical flooding can get free legal help

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A toll-free legal-aid line is now available for victims of recent hurricanes in Florida, including Lee County residents affected by floods induced by…

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So What’s Under Our Sand?

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When the waves from Hurricane Ike receded, they left behind a mystery - a ragged shipwreck that archeologists say could be a two-masted Civil War schooner that ran aground in 1862 or another ship from some 70 years later. The wreck, about six miles from Fort Morgan, had already been partially uncovered when Hurricane Camille cleared away sand in 1969.

Researchers at the time identified it as the Monticello, a battleship that partially burned when it crashed trying to get past the U.S. Navy and into Mobile Bay during the Civil War.

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Insurance companies discuss hurricanes

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Hurricanes won’t go away but insurance companies that shoulder risk for the damage they can cause wondered Tuesday how they’ll weather an ongoing storm. Industry types gathered for a Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce talk on “Florida’s insurance crisis,” which dates back more than 15 years to Hurricane Andrew, according to moderator Brian Glaeser, who [...]

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Health department inspecting island’s septic tanks

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Tidal surges from two recent hurricanes are taking a toll on septic tanks at hundreds of homes on Little Gasparilla Island. It has created a potentially toxic situation.

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Fishing: Anglers who braved conditions rewarded

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Someplace between the tropical storms and the hurricanes, snook season opened last Monday, and it was probably a very good opening day, at least for the snook.

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