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The article discusses the disappearance of the Miami Blues butterfly in Florida. In 1992, Hurricane Andrew destroyed the last known Miami Blues population in Bear Cut Key. In 1999, a population was found in Bahia Honda State Park on the Florida Keys. A petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list Miami Blues as endangered was rejected. The article mentions that the lack of management lead to the butterfly's disappearance.

Photographs of events in history that are significant to the sport of boating are presented including one of the effects of Hurricane Andrew in August 1992, another of the discovery of Spanish galleon wrecks by treasure hunter Mel Fisher and another of the Panama Canal.

The article discusses catastrophe modelers and their impact on the insurance business in the U.S. The concept of catastrophe models was introduced in the mid 1980's but was not recognized until 1992 after Hurricane Andrew hit southern Florida. Its aftermath has caused insolvency to a number of insurers and this prompted them to seek remedy in order to reduce losses and to be able to manage and estimate natural hazard risk precisely. Companies now use catastrophe modelers for decision support. INSET: LINKING INSURANCE WITH MITIGATION..

The article focuses on the handling of natural disasters by politicians in the U.S. There is a small percentage of U.S. citizens who approved the handling of Hurricane Katrina disaster by U.S. President George W. Bush. The effective leadership shown by California Governor Pete Wilson during the 1994 Northridge earthquake has increased his approval rating and led to his success in re-election. Former U.S. George H.W. Bush has failed to resolve the crisis caused by Hurricane Andrew in Florida in 1992.

Presents charts and diagrams depicting the formation and operation of hurricanes. Graphs showing that the number of category 4 and 5 hurricanes has increased globally; List of the ten costliest U.S. hurricanes between 1906 and 2005, with Katrina and Andrew being the most expensive; Chart of the Atlantic Ocean's surface temperature.

Offers advice on choosing homeowners insurance to fit one's needs. What typical policies protect against; Experience of Louise and William King, who were dropped by their insurer after their home was damaged during Hurricane Andrew; The restrictive coverage terms of insurers; How it is easy to overpay for insurance; Determining coverage needed; Building-code endorsement; Where to purchase flood insurance; Valuing your home; Ratings for homeowners insurance. INSET: Insuring urban neighborhoods.

Discusses the aftereffects of Hurricane Andrew on residents of Dade County, Florida in August 1992. Death toll; Estimated total cost of rebuilding; Criticism of jitney service; Kate Hale as director of Dade County Office of Emergency Management; Dumping of garbage; Experiences of various residents.

Reports on the work of the Southern Mutual Help Association in Four Corners, Louisiana, which has helped to rebuild lives and homes of residents following damage inflicted by Hurricane Andrew in August 1992. Description of Four Corners; How Lorna Bourg helped organize the women; Their accomplishments; Number of houses destroyed in the hurricane.

Focuses on three families and how they are doing psychologically in the wake of Hurricane Andrew. Guilt acknowledging their losses because they were alive; Positive attitudes despite devastation; Survivor April Counts; Bill and Becky Spiller; Valerie Vernon; More.

Presents an eyewitness account from Charles Gibbs, a clinical psychologist and chairperson of the Crisis Response Task Force in Dade County, Florida. Survivors' emotional problems; Anger; Family violence; Child abuse; Victims' mental anguish and treatment. INSET: Memo from the Medical University of South Carolina.;Part two....

Relates author's personal experience of witnessing first-hand the devastating effects of Hurricane Andrew in southern Florida in September. Taking shelter in a concrete home in Coral Gables; Loss of water and power; 15 people were killed by the storm the first night; Miles Lawrence, a hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami; More.

Discusses how Florida couples Roger and Lisa Hammer and Barbara & Terry Glancy restored their rock ridge pineland properties damaged by Hurricane Andrew. Efforts to save what was left of the region's native plant communities; Kinds of rock ridge pineland planted in the property sites.

Details some of the lessons learned by John Stokesberry during Hurricane Andrew. Stokesberry's role as Executive Director of the Alliance for Aging Inc. ( the Area Agency on Aging [AAA] for Dade and Monroe counties in Florida). Breakdown in the communications network; The need to identify nursing home residents with wristbands prior to evacuation; Controlling access to the disaster area; More. INSET: An evacuation plan for nursing homes..

Looks back at the devastation that Hurricane Andrew caused in Dade County (Fla.) school libraries on August 24, 1992. Basic disaster plan in place did not provide a panacea for ravages of Andrew; Importance of being prepared for immediate involvement and action; Need for information gathering, record keeping, public relations, public service, communication and organization; Details. INSET: Disaster tips: Before and after..

Presents a verbal snapshot of what life is like in south Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. Andrew blew away any illusions about the true nature of south Floridians; The post-Andrew gold rush; Putting it back the way it was; The storm exposed the tenuousness of life here; The Homestead city council voted to provisionally ban mobile homes; The Federal Emergency Management Agency; More.

Presents the stories of several yachtsmen on how they lived through Hurricane Andrew in South Florida. George Horak, founder of Miami Sailing Club, and his experiences with the 50-foot regatta motoryacht `Tango'; Tommy Vann and Gus Lorences who lost their lives aboard `Leviathan'; Boaters that were left homeless by the storm. INSET: How to save your boat, by Sid Stapleton..

Reports on the start of the relief effort to aid the victims of Hurricane Andrew which struck South Florida and Louisiana in late August. Navy ships' relief supplies; Need for tradesmen; Estimates of homeless and damage; Deaths due to Andrew; `Reverse Mardi Gras parade.'

Discusses the effects of Hurricane Andrew in Florida in August 1992. Storm's speed; Damage; Death toll; Importance of early warning; Meteorologists' use of weather satellites to track storms; Scientists' flight into hurricane's eye; Government's order of residents' evacuation.

Relates the experiences of the author and her family, who lived through Hurricane Andrew in their home in Cutler Ridge, Fla., and how they dealt with the disruption to their lives. How the family prepared for the hurricane; Taking shelter; Damage to their home; First reaction to devastation in neighborhood; Making do without running water, electricity, and dry clothing; Redefinition of `normal'; Loss of security due to looting; Long-term changes; More.

Presents a list which represents the scope and sweep of industry mobilization towards the Hurricane Andrew relief effort that was undertaken by the TV and radio industry. Telethons; Radiothons; Food drives; Help lines; WCIX-TV's `Neighbors Helping Neighbors' effort; WFLA-TV Tampa's three-hour telethon with Home Shopping Network; WTVJ's `Corporations That Care'; WSVN-TV Miami's donation of airtime to an awareness campaign for Habitat for Humanity; More.

The article discusses the factors that contributed to roof failures during the devastation of Hurricane Andrew in South Florida in 1992. According to a report from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), many of the shingles and adhesives were not capable to withstand wind speeds of the storm. It outlines the new emergency ordinance passed by Dade County to reinforce the South Florida Building Code. The Dade County jury found that insufficient code enforcement contributed to property damage in the area.

Features the author's and her family's experiences when Hurricane Andrew hit their home in Miami, Florida. Unawareness of hurricane's intensity; Preparations; Overnight stay with friends; Destruction of friends' house and own neighborhood; Number of casualties; Damage of own house; Assistance between neighbors; Problem of hygiene, water and electricity; Government relief effort; Effect on the children.

Offers recollections of Farrell Dottin, 9, Jessica Mayhew, 10, and Jose Perez, 11, on their experiences when Hurricane Andrew hit Florida in August, 1992. INSET: Tracking Andrew's path..

The article offers information on an executive panel discussion moderated by Philippe Donnet, managing director and group chief executive officer (CEO) of the Generali Group, at the reinsurance Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) held in 2018. Topics discussed include impact of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and the World Trade Center terrorist attack in 2001, and market responding to the normal forces of supply and demand of capital.

This article presents the role of computer software in providing disaster relief in the U.S. During the U.S. Heartland's Great Flood of 1993, the Federal Emergency Management Agency quickly tailored a prototype modeling and geographic information system with a combination of custom and commercial software to assist in the disaster relief. Started in the wake of Hurricane Andrew, the system was created to handle disasters resulting from catastrophic storms, fires, earthquakes and floods.

Discusses Hurricane Andrew's devastating effects on southern Florida on August 24, 1992. Unusualness of storm; Path of the storm; Forecasts; Dade County; Loss of power; New homeless; Civic errors; Poor construction of homes; National Hurricane Center; Details.

States that it took Hurricane Andrew only hours to cut its devastating swath through the southeast, leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. Speculates over whether the worst of the suffering could have been avoided; Pictures survivor Helen Sailus, age 84, and the ruins of her trailer home.

Presents information on recent political developments in the U.S. Excerpts of U.S. President George Bush's speech to the American Legion; Information on the Democratic caravan of presidential candidate Bill Clinton and vice-presidential candidate Al Gore in Texas; Need for the two finalists of the "Miss Teen USA" beauty pageant to act as if they won because two possible endings had to be recorded in view of possible interruption by Hurricane Andrew.

Details the impact that Hurricane Andrew has had on the scrap metal industry in Florida. The market has been flooded with many different kinds of metal and the prices have dropped. Also details a list of items that have been stolen from the Florida Power & Light Co., which has asked the scrap metal companies to be on the lookout for them.

States that the debris that Hurricane Andrew left behind in Florida include a whole set of assumptions about how to handle a natural disaster, who should be giving the orders and who should pick up the bill. Targeting civilian control of the military; Indications President George Bush has doubts if the Federal Emergency Management Agency can handle the job; Possible new function for the military; FEMA as a political dumping ground; Streamlining FEMA.

Discusses the high costs in the wake of Hurricane Andrew. Insurers, who may cover less than half of the damages of $15 to $20 billion, are looking at claims that may well outstrip the $4.2 billion paid out after Hurricane Hugo battered Chaleston, S.C., in 1989. Number of businesses lost; Damage done to insurers; Businesses trying to help with the clean up.

Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath of flooding have caused billions of dollars of damage in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. In a report released Sept. 2, NAHB estimates that 'a large [...]

Fortunately, the lessons learned from previous natural disasters can be useful for small business owners as they access resources for rebuilding now and adopt loss-mitigation strategies for the future. An [...]