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Venice Sees Highest Flood Waters in 20 Years
The City of Water, Venice, Italy, is seeing its highest flood waters in over 20 years. The so called 'acqua alta' (high water) reached 5 feet above normal this weekend. Nearly all of Venice has been flooded, including popular tourist spots such as the famous Piazza San Marco. The city's mayor, Massimo Cacciari, has warned tourists not to come to...
Storm Season: Hannah, Ike and Josephine Threaten the U.S.
In the wake of Hurricane Gustav, a trio of storms is threatening to batter areas on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Storm Hannah, which has already killed over 130 people in Haiti, is headed toward the East Coast and is set to make landfall in the Carolinas early Saturday....
Hurricane Insurance--They Ain't Kiddin'
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty issued a reminder Thursday to Floridians that the hurricane deductibles of their homeowners insurance policies do not apply to the damage of Tropical Storm Fay. With devastating winds and torrential rains, Fay has made landfall in Florida three times and has been blamed for 5 deaths in Florida....
Homeowners Insurance: Offset Your Rising Mortgage By Saving On Homeowners Insurance
We hear and read about it in the news every day: rising interest rates are punishing homeowners that participated in the adjustable-rate home loan phenomenon over the past half-decade. Adustable-rate home loans account for almost 25%, or roughly 10 million of all mortgages, according to a 2006 USAToday Study. Attracting consumers with low down payments, and interest-only payment options, risky...
Do You Winterize Your Home?
Winter officially begins on December 21, but shorter days and dropping temperatures have already started. Simply ask residents of Buffalo, New York who witnessed an unseasonably early snowfall in mid-October. Interestingly, meteorologists at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center expect a winter that is 8% cooler than last year's. Although the outlook does not warn of disaster-like conditions, history has demonstrated...
One Year After Hurricane Katrina
I was just reading a special report conducted by the Red Cross to commemorate the one year "anniversary" (for lack of a better term, as anniversary usually has positive connotations) of Hurricane Katrina. Everywhere in the news today you will find then and now pictures, and it's amazing how much the City of New Orleans and other areas devastated by...
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