As soon as you get news that a hurricane is headed for your area, the most important thing you can do is get yourself and your family prepared as soon as possible. Getting your home and your family prepared for…
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Hurricane season begins in the United States on June 1, and officially ends on November 30. Historically, the most active part of the six month period falls between the end of August and the end of September. As of August…
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In late August and early September of 2005, Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast leaving complete devastation in its wake. The Category 3 hurricane is one of the deadliest and costliest storms ever to hit the United States. A…
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Every year communities along the coastal United States from Texas to Maine prepare for the possibility of experiencing billions of dollars of damage to their communities. This ensuing threat is from potential hurricanes forming in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of…
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If you’re a homeowner along the Gulf Coast, the story of the April 20, 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil platform is far from over. Although the largest oil spill in history has now been stopped by the capping…
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The 25th of February, 2009- has been labelled, Black Saturday. When, with the ferocity of the flames, even the soil was alight with lapping red flames and fireballs- many families were caught unaware and unprepared- at least for this magnitude…
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June; too soon July; stand by August: it must September: remember October: all over Those who grow up in the tropics learn this rhyme so as to be alert to Hurricane season. In the Western Hemisphere, although hurricanes have formed…
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Over the last decade, hurricanes have caused approximately one-hundred and seventy billion dollars in damage in the United States. Surprisingly enough the most costly storms have not necessarily been the deadliest. According to a report from the National Oceanic and…
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McKenzie’s attitude and comment after Hurricane Wilma still cause me to smile at her version of “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” McKenzie loves critters, any size, shape, or color. This eight-year-old wanna-be-veterinarian looked at the fallen tree and…
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The first thing you must decide is whether you stay or go. Depending on how close to a body of water, the strength of your home, especially the roof, you decide. And act. People have died because they ‘can’t leave’…
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