Many of the structures that were destroyed were built decades ago, before the building codes in Florida began to take into account the threat of strong hurricanes, Harrell said. All of the newly constructed properties will be built to current codes -- including impact-...
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The devastation of Hurricanes Milton and Helene have opened the floodgates for people seeking disaster relief. Along with that comes the danger of fraud. The Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are all warning consumers to be wary...
Reports on the plan of the American Forest & Paper Association to distribute copies of its "Wood Frame Construction Manual" for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Contents of manual related to pre-engineered details for wood frame design; Regard for the manual as a state-of-the-...
drought and wildfires, and very high risk of hurricanes, lightning and tornadoes. More hurricanes hit Florida than any other place in the U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Hillsborough County has had 39 federally declared disasters, including 18 tropical storms,...
The risk of hurricanes is something "you sign up for" when you move to Florida, Doyle said. The pub has since withstood every storm, including Ian, he added. "There's not really anywhere in the country where you don't have some sort of natural disaster," he said. ...
Reports on the plan of the American Forest & Paper Association to distribute copies of its "Wood Frame Construction Manual" for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Contents of manual related to pre-engineered details for wood frame design; Regard for the manual as a state-of-the-...
In terms of tornado intensity, houses classified as SD were more likely to be hit by EF4 tornados than by EF3 tornados, and houses were damaged more by EF1 or EF2 tornados. This finding demonstrates that the level of housing damage was not strongly correlated with the tornado intensity. ...