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Mortgage hurricane warning from Florida businessman went unheeded
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
In 2005, Mr. Lavalle warned Fannie Mae that some judges had ruled that the Stern firm was submitting "sham pleadings." Nonetheless, Fannie continued to do business with the firm until it closed its doors last year, after evidence emerged of rampant ...

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Florida leads nation in hurricane landfalls
Pensacola News Journal
When sustained wind speeds reach 111 mph, the storm is considered a major hurricane. When a tropical system approaches the state, The National Hurricane Center will issue watches and warnings. • A Watch is issued 48 hours in advance of the time ...

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Dinosaur Train - Hurricane!
GPB (blog)
Hurricanes are a common occurrence every summer, yet only a fraction of them make landfall over the United States. Nevertheless, it is important to prepare during a hurricane watch, and evacuate during a hurricane warning. These weather alerts are ...

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SD Company Develops Flood Warning System
KGTV San Diego
SAN DIEGO -- More than 5000 people are killed worldwide by flash flooding each year ā€“ more than lightning, tornadoes or hurricanes ā€“ and one San Diego-based company is working to save people from flash floods worldwide. In December 2010, most of ...

Tropical Cyclone Iggy Threatens Australia
AccuWeather.com
By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist This satellite from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center captured Tropical Cyclone Iggy Sunday night, local time. The threat remains for Tropical Cyclone Iggy to bring Western Australia's northwestern strong ...

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Designing a better system to warn about hurricanes
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
The National Hurricane Center is working on new ways to tell people how they are at risk when hurricanes threaten. As part of the federal Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project, psychologists are trying to figure out how to issue storm warnings that ...

Tropical Cyclone Iggy Hovers off Australian North West
AccuWeather.com
By Jim Andrews, Senior Meteorologist Tropical Cyclone Iggy spreads over open seas off Australia's North West on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 (Joint Typhoon Warning Center) Tropical Cyclone Iggy has thus far steered clear of land, but it still could eventually ...

Bellaire warning: treat this like tropical storm or hurricane and move cars ...
Your Houston News
The city of Bellaire warned residents Wednesday morning to treat the impending severe weather as they would a tropical storm or hurricane by moving items that could turn into projectiles, moving vehicles to high ground and away from trees.

Tropical Cyclone Funso Still a Danger to Mozambique
AccuWeather.com
By Jim Andrews, Senior Meteorologist Tropical Cyclone Funso, located over the Mozambique Channel off mid Mozambique, on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (Joint Typhoon Warning Center) Powerful, dangerous Tropical Cyclone Funso has continued to lash central ...

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Space Ref (press release)

NASA MODIS Image of the Day: February 1, 2012 - Tropical Cyclone Iggy (09S ...
Space Ref (press release)
By January 27, the wind speed of Tropical Cyclone Iggy reached Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind sale, causing a cyclone warning to be issued for sections of the Australian coastland. The storm stalled and weakened on January 29, ...

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