The second-most catastrophic hurricane in the Atlantic basin for 1998 was Category 2 Hurricane Georges which struck Sept. 20. Georges ravaged Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Florida Keys, and the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Some areas had totals of1 to 2 feet...
The second-most catastrophic hurricane in the Atlantic basin for 1998 was Category 2 Hurricane Georges which struck Sept. 20. Georges ravaged Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Florida Keys, and the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Some areas had totals of1 to 2 feet...
The next day Hurricane Frances hit. Was this an isolated incident? Hardly. “Some people say that animals have a sixth sense. I don’t know if I’d go that far ” says Wildlife Conservation Society research scientist Diana Reiss. “There’s a lot we still have to learn about their ...
5 on the Florida peninsula near Sewall's Point, Category 2 Hurricane Frances started its course of destruction along the Southeast with its 105 mph winds and heavy rains that caused mass flooding and spawned more than 117 tornadoes. Florida's citrus crop was devastated, and more than 1.8 ...
was driven by faith."It's all motivated by that -- you're supposed to help your brother," said Walden, a member of Russell Baptist Church in Green Cove Springs.Relief organizations and state emergency agencies say recovery from the 2004 hurricanes would have been even more miserable, difficul...
Jenny Mackenzie's home in Peacham, Vermont, was destroyed along with half her family's belongings in the floods created by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl in 2024. While she was able, over time, to find and restore items like her daughters' stuf...
Instead, I’ll recommend “The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins, Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and the Minimum Wage” by Kirstin Downey. She was the first woman to serve in the president’s cabinet and from the subtitle of the book, you can see...