MiamiHerald.com: Hurricanes http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Hurricanes http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2013 MiamiHerald.com Hurricanes 60 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:19:26 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com <![CDATA[Surge, budgets focus of hurricane conference]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/08/3387764/surge-budgets-focus-of-storm-conference.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/08/3387764/surge-budgets-focus-of-storm-conference.html Wed, 08 May 2013 19:26 EDT

At an annual hurricane conference, Gov. Rick Scott and emergency managers discussed the risks of storm surge and worries about federal budget cuts.

]]> <![CDATA[Miami-Dade expands hurricane evacuation zones]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/03/3379103/miami-dade-expands-huuricane-evacuation.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/03/3379103/miami-dade-expands-huuricane-evacuation.html Fri, 03 May 2013 23:19 EDT

Miami-Dade has dramatically expanded hurricane evacuation zones to cover nearly three-quarters of the county’s population.

]]> <![CDATA[Citizens Insurance overhaul bill delayed — again]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/24/3362421/citizens-insurance-overhaul-bill.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/24/3362421/citizens-insurance-overhaul-bill.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:39 EDT The 100-page bill seeks to shrink the level of risk carried by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. by raising its rates and forcing its policyholders into the private market.

]]> <![CDATA[Citizens Insurance overhaul bill delayed — again]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/24/3362421/citizens-insurance-overhaul-bill.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/24/3362421/citizens-insurance-overhaul-bill.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:39 EDT The 100-page bill seeks to shrink the level of risk carried by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. by raising its rates and forcing its policyholders into the private market.

]]> <![CDATA[State says Allianz insurance subsidiary committed fraud]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/08/3330253/state-says-allianz-insurance-subsidiary.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/08/3330253/state-says-allianz-insurance-subsidiary.html Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:27 EDT The state of Florida has filed a lawsuit accusing German-based Allianz of a fraudulent scheme that resulted in the insolvency of a Miami-based property insurance company.

]]> <![CDATA[Lawmakers could raise rates for Citizens Insurance customers]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/03/3321438/lawmakers-could-raise-rates-for.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/03/3321438/lawmakers-could-raise-rates-for.html Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:09 EDT Citizens Insurance says it has done an ‘extraordinary’ job of reducing risk since last year, but lawmakers are pitching sweeping rate hikes anyway.

]]> <![CDATA[Gay disaster victims the subject of new HRC awareness campaign for emergency workers]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/14/3002950/gay-disaster-victims-the-subject.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/14/3002950/gay-disaster-victims-the-subject.html Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:12 EDT

Gay-rights advocates have crafted a primer for emergency workers about how to care for LGBT disaster victims.

]]> <![CDATA[Damage from Isaac floods estimated at $72 million in Palm Beach County]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/30/2976224/damage-from-isaac-floods-estimated.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/30/2976224/damage-from-isaac-floods-estimated.html Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:48 EDT

A tropical storm that never came close to Palm Beach County will cost nearly $72 million in total damages and cleanup costs, county emergency managers said.

]]> <![CDATA[Tropical Storm Isaac leaves 62,000 without power in South Florida]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/27/2970134/more-than-60000-without-power.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/27/2970134/more-than-60000-without-power.html Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:29 EDT

About 62,000 people in South Florida lacked electricity Monday as FPL battled a large storm that kept the hits coming to the region’s electrical grid.

]]> <![CDATA[Isaac causes travel disruptions in Florida, Gulf states]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/27/2970348/tropical-storm-isaac-causes-travel.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/27/2970348/tropical-storm-isaac-causes-travel.html Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:14 EDT

After hundreds of weather-related flight cancellations throughout South Florida in recent days, travel is expected to be closer to the norm Tuesday.

]]> <![CDATA[South Florida floods Twitter with Tropical Storm Isaac tweets]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/26/2969500/south-florida-floods-twitter-with.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/26/2969500/south-florida-floods-twitter-with.html Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:24 EDT <script src="http://storify.com/MiamiHerald/keeping-track-of-tropical-storm-isaac.js"></script><noscript>[<a href="http://storify.com/MiamiHerald/keeping-track-of-tropical-storm-isaac" target="_blank">View the story "Keeping track of Tropical Storm Isaac" on Storify</a>]</noscript>

]]> <![CDATA[State says Allianz insurance subsidiary committed fraud]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/08/3330253/state-says-allianz-insurance-subsidiary.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/08/3330253/state-says-allianz-insurance-subsidiary.html Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:27 EDT The state of Florida has filed a lawsuit accusing German-based Allianz of a fraudulent scheme that resulted in the insolvency of a Miami-based property insurance company.

]]> <![CDATA[Lawmakers could raise rates for Citizens Insurance customers]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/03/3321438/lawmakers-could-raise-rates-for.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/03/3321438/lawmakers-could-raise-rates-for.html Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:09 EDT Citizens Insurance says it has done an ‘extraordinary’ job of reducing risk since last year, but lawmakers are pitching sweeping rate hikes anyway.

]]> <![CDATA[Gay disaster victims the subject of new HRC awareness campaign for emergency workers]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/14/3002950/gay-disaster-victims-the-subject.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/14/3002950/gay-disaster-victims-the-subject.html Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:12 EDT

Gay-rights advocates have crafted a primer for emergency workers about how to care for LGBT disaster victims.

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