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High-tech buoy marks old exploit
Harford and Cecil counties will mark the 400th anniversary of Captain John Smith's second expedition to the northern Chesapeake area with some 21st-century technology. A so-called smart buoy, equipped with sensors that constantly provide meteorological...Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Havre de Grace, Chesapeake Bay, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Ceremonies
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LI coastal towns keep wary eye out for sand erosion
michael.amon@newsday.comThere are countless grains of sand on East End beaches, and it's Aram Terchunian's job to keep track of them. Saturday, Tropical Storm Hanna was making the beach erosion consultant's job more difficult. "This doesn't look like it will be any fun,"...Tags: Tropical Storms, Photography, Long Island, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Beach Vacations
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Hanna already touching SE beaches
Maryland WeatherWave action spawned by Tropical Storm Hanna is already affecting Maryland beaches and those to our south. The National Weather Service has posted a Hazardous Weather Outlook noting 'High Rip Current Risk' on the beaches (green on the map) from today......Tags: Bodies of Water, Hurricane Hanna, National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storms, Floods
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Hurricane questions and answers
Key things to consider as Hurricane Ike approaches: How should I prepare my property? Permanent storm shutters offer the best protection for windows, says the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Another option is to board up windows with 5/8-inch...Tags: National Hurricane Center, Emergency Planning, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Beach Vacations, Natural Disasters
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Hanna to arrive in NY Saturday with rain, winds
keithHanna's heavy rains will come Saturday morning, its destructive winds in the evening. A tropical storm with hurricane ambitions, Hanna could be saving its most powerful punch for late Saturday afternoon and early evening, weather forecasters said Friday....Tags: Tropical Storms, Natural Disasters, Weather Reports, Meteorological Disasters, Hurricanes
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Utility companies say they're ready
247-4738Anyone who lived through Hurricane Isabel knows that it can be extremely inconvenient to lose phone, cable and electric service for long periods. The utility companies that struggled with the aftermath of that storm say they are prepared for Hanna, which...Tags: Floods, Energy Resources, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Natural Gas, Wakefield (Sussex, Virginia)
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Hanna forces event changes
Tropical Storm Hanna is already making its presence felt on Long Island. Because of it's impending landfall, the organizers of two Saturday tournaments aren't taking any chances with the powerful storm, which has already claimed numerous lives and...Tags: National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storms, Long Island, Religious Leaders, Tropical Storm Hanna
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Are you ready for a storm?
757-928-6473With Tropical Storm Hanna setting its sights on Hampton Roads and two other storms possibly not far behind, the area began preparing Thursday for its first tropical weather system of the year. Soon after Gov. Timothy M. Kaine declared a state of...Tags: Ocean Tides, Tropical Storms, Government, Defense, Tornadoes
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Stay safe if ike strikes
What about schools? School districts in Broward and Palm Beach counties will make the call to cancel classes based in part on wind speed. If it's too windy, they can't send buses out and kids get a day off from school. Should I stay or go? It's still...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Hurricane Ike, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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A glancing blow
Of The Associated PressHurricane Gustav slammed into the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry with 110 mph winds Monday, delivering only a glancing blow to New Orleans that raised hopes the city would escape the kind of catastrophic flooding brought by Katrina three...Tags: Petroleum Industry, National Hurricane Center, Energy Resources, Floods, Tropical Storms
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Indiana's Amish embracing wind, solar power
Northeastern Indiana's large Amish community is starting to embrace wind and solar energy to power their homes' lights, refrigerators and other equipment. Although many Amish rejected high-voltage electricity in the early 1920s because of the power...Tags: Renewable Energy, Electrical Appliance, Alternative Energy
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Two-way operations resume on Bay Bridge
By a Baltimore Sun reporterTwo-way operations on the westbound span of the Bay Bridge were briefly suspended this afternoon because of rain and poor visibility but are now back in operation. The right lane on the eastbound span remains closed for repairs and inspection after a...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Bridge
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