Senate Committee on Finance held an open executive session Tuesday morning to consider an original bill to extend certain expired tax provisions, which includes three critical extensions for the housing industry. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officially finalized the rule to change the effective date of the Know Before You Owe mortgage disclosure rule, also called TRID, to Oct
Maryland law was amended after Hurricane Irene in 2011 to limit the hurricane deductibles to parts of the state for which the National Hurricane Center of the National Weather Service issued a hurricane warning. In addition the Division encourages insurance companies to allow policyholders to reduce or eliminate their wind deductible by strengthening their property against damage from wind
THE HURRICANES OF 2005
The storm could still cause heavy rain and possible tornadoes over central and northern Alabama, parts of Mississippi and the western Tennessee Valley, the center warned. Authorities in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi urged more than 1.2 million people in vulnerable low-lying areas to leave their homes and many heeded the warning, streaming away in long lines of cars all day Saturday and draining gas stations dry
- August 9, 2011 Drought continues; Yellowstone fires could become more frequent; 90L set to develop - July 27, 2011 The nine billion-dollar weather disasters of 2011 (so far); Invest 90L rises again - July 26, 2011 Famine declared due to drought in Somalia; U.S. Winter 2014-15: Mild and Dry, but Not Everywhere - March 11, 2015 Second Warmest January on Record Globally - February 19, 2015 2014: Hottest Year in Recorded Human History - January 16, 2015 The 25 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters of 2014 - January 13, 2015 The U.S
Hurricane Sandy - National Assessment of National Assessment of Storm-Induced Coastal Change Hazards
Through a complex modeling process that uses coastal elevations, wave forecasts, and potential storm surge, they predicted coastal change hazards, such as shoreline and dune erosion, that might be expected during a Sandy landfall. Following landfall, oblique aerial photography and lidar surveys of beach elevations were used to document the changes that occurred as a result of the storm
Hurricane Names: Why Was Hurricane Sandy Chosen This Time Around?
US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City, with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. On average, 10 names are used each year and if we do have more storms in November or December, we may have to move from human names to non-human names like Gamma, Alpha or Beta, according to The Atlantic
In May, the Army Corps of engineers began releasing a record amount of water through the dams above Gavins Point, including the Garrison Dam in Central North Dakota. Lee dumped over 10" of rain over Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee, but flooding damage was limited in these states due to pre-existing drought conditions
Everett Albury and Alma Pinder Dalton were children, just 6 and 11, in the Florida Keys when they survived one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever strike the United States. Miami-Dade County New map can track hurricane flooding from Florida to Maine A new interactive map lets residents in flood-prone South Florida and around the nation see where flooding might occur in different strength hurricanes
CloudSat, flying in formation with the A-TRAIN constellation of satellites, provides detailed radar observations of clouds including the vertical distribution of precipitation and cloud structure. At the expense of horizontal resolution, CloudSat observations produce detailed vertical resolution of clouds and precipitation starting at the surface through 19 miles (30 kilometers) in the atmosphere
Hurricane Irene 2011 Path: Where Is The Storm Going? (MAPS)
According to the Associated Press: Federal officials have warned Irene could cause flooding, power outages or worse all along the East Coast as far north as Maine, even if it stays offshore. The projected path has gradually shifted to the east and Irene could make landfall anywhere from South Carolina to Massachusetts over the weekend.The following maps, published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, offer an idea of where Irene will be headed in the coming days.UPDATE Aug
Storm wields death Storm-toppled trees, roiled surf and other effects left left at least 10 people dead by Saturday night as Irene passed, according to local officials. Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged New York City residents living in low-lying areas to line up a place to stay on high ground ahead of a possible evacuation this weekend
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms (Hurricane Sandy)
FODERARO After being a part of the Fire Island community for decades, some homeowners are being forced out so a new dune can be built where their houses now stand. 14, 2013 Mayor Michael R Bloomberg proposes major changes to New York City's building code, saying Hurricane Sandy showed that both commercial and residential properties need additional safeguards against severe weather; costs of new regulations are expected to vary widely but could reach into the millions of dollars for single buildings like hospitals
Frankenstorm 2012: Hurricane Sandy Hybrid Could Hit New York, New Jersey And Pennsylvania
JFK airport in New York and Newark airport in New Jersey expect to resume flights on Wednesday morning and the New York Stock Exchange commenced trading after being closed for two days. The US-based National Hurricane Center said the storm was packing winds of up to 105 miles (165 kilometers) per hour as it moved north, near the top of the category two range on the five-rung Saffir-Simpson wind scale
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