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Byline: MIREYA NAVARRO For two weeks after the devastation of Hurricane Maria in September, Frances Westerman, a retiree from Kent in northwestern Connecticut, said she got information from Puerto Rico [...]

Sarah Anderson says that after Hurricane Opal last year, her street in this small Gulf of Mexico town in the Florida Panhandle 'looked like a combat zone,' with roof shingles […]

Bjorn Anderson, a hotel tennis director, spent today maneuvering his mini-van through roads partly blocked by fallen utility poles and tilted 40-foot yachts to take groups of tourists to the […]

Hurricane Erin crossed Florida and plowed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, delivering a far less severe blow than feared, but sinking two ships and leaving more than a […]

Hurricane Erin moved onto the Florida coast early this morning near Vero Beach with heavy rain and winds, after its approach caused thousands of storm-wary residents along the coast to […]

Like the early guest at a party, Hurricane Allison showed up in Florida's Gulf Coast today only five days into this year's hurricane season. To the relief of its hosts, […]

Two and a half years ago, winds of 150 miles an hour yanked the roof off Mack Johnson's apartment and sent him tumbling into homelessness. Finally, on Friday morning, he […]

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's journey in Puerto Rico after being hit by Hurricane Maria on November 2017.

The article reports on the warnings voiced by the American Society of Civil Engineers during a 2009 seminar wherein engineers predict that a devastating storm will occur in New York City. It mentions that the 2009 seminar addressed the officials to consider the installation of surge barriers or tide gates in New York Harbor to protect the city from hurricanes. Moreover, it notes that the seminar presented computer simulations of the storm-surge threat.

Reports on the preventive measures taken by the residents of Miami, South Florida, to avoid the repetition of the 1992 Hurricane Andrew disaster as on July 31, 1995. Forecast of another hurricane; Evacuation of several thousand people on the orders by Dade County emergency officials; Comments of several residents on the same.

Reports the occurrence of Hurricane Allison in Florida's Gulf Coast on June 5, 1995. Information on its intensity and the subsequent damages; Restoration work; Remarks of the officials of Miami.

Reports that the 1995 hurricane season showed how at risk, Florida was to storms. Background to disaster's in Florida; Most expensive natural disaster;. Impact of 1995 hurricane season on America and the Caribbean; Meteorologists expectations; Recommendations by state insurance officials; Comments from Elaine Bell a clinical social worker in Homestead. INSETS: Beyond Jenifer and Jason.;Retired names..

Reports on the hurricane Marilyn which hit the Caribbean island of St. Thomas in Miami on September 16, 1995. Casualties; Extent of damage in the island; Comments of the officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington; Focus on the first-aid given to victims. INSET: New York City dispatches aid..

Reports that on September 3, 1998, Hurricane Earl spared Florida's Panhandle major damage before moving into Georgia and the Carolinas as a weaker storm. Number of persons that were killed in Florida's Panhandle and in South Carolina; Damage caused by a tornado that was produced by the storm; Remarks by a spokeswoman with the Florida Division of Emergency Management.

Looks at efforts being made by residents in Guayama, Puerto Rico to return life to normal after the passing of Hurricane Hortense, which began on September 10, 1996, focusing on the damage caused by the flooding of rivers and waterways. Damage caused by Hortense; Comments from some residents; Questions raised concerning the response time of emergency services.