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Harris Corporation provides emergency support during hurricane season
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), a contractor and system architect for the US FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure FTI programme, announced that its employees had zealously provided emergency support to the FAA throughout the hurricane season in the US this year. The company said its staff...
Tags: FAA, Harris Corp., hurricane, NETWORKING, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephony
Research articles 2008-10-21
National briefs: Hurricane plea
THE British Red Cross launched a nationwide appeal to raise funds for emergency aid as hurricanes continue to sweep across the Caribbean. Hurricanes Gustav and Hanna have left around 250,000 people stranded due to flooding.
Tags: hurricane, Red Cross
Research articles 2008-09-05
Barriers stood up to surge
A three-year effort to repair and strengthen New Orleans' levees -- combined with some good luck -- allowed the Big Easy to escape serious flooding from Hurricane Gustav, according to the government and outside experts. But the glancing blow from the Category 2 hurricane exposed the...
Tags: barrier, Government, hurricane, Project HOPE, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-09-03
Ike strengthens to hurricane status
MIAMI AFP — Tropical Storm Ike strengthened to a Category One hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, the US National Hurricane Center said. Ike, the fifth hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season, is still far from any of the islands east of the Caribbean like the Bahamas, according...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Atlantic, hurricane, kilometer, Miami
Research articles 2008-09-03
Interview of the First Lady by ABC News, "Good Morning America"
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- 7:07 A.M. CDT Q Always a pleasure, Mrs. Bush, to spend some time with you. MRS. BUSH: Thanks, Robin. Q We heard Martha Raddatz talk about your husband is heading to Texas to be able to spend some time with evacuees and emergency...
Tags: ABC Inc., Center for Democracy and Technology, delegate, Government, Governor, hurricane, husband, Republican, senator, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-09-01
Obama calls on donors to give for hurricane
CHICAGO AFP — Democratic nominee Barack Obama appealed to his two million donors for financial aid for Hurricane Gustav victims Monday, as he made plans to return to Chicago to assess the aftermath of the storm. Obama also got a federal briefing about the hurricane's destructive charge ashore near...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Chicago, E-mail, hurricane, Obama
Research articles 2008-09-01
Hanna becomes hurricane off Bahamas
MIAMI AFP — Tropical Storm Hanna on Monday developed into a full-fledged hurricane east of the Bahamas in the Atlantic ocean, US officials reported, as deadly Hurricane Gustav pounded the Gulf Coast near New Orleans. "Hanna becomes the fourth hurricane of the season," the National Hurricane Center reported in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Bahamas, hurricane, kilometer
Research articles 2008-09-01
US monitors new storms after Gustav hits Gulf coast
MIAMI AFP — US officials were keeping a close eye Tuesday on three tropical storms posing potential threats after deadly Hurricane Gustav battered the US Gulf Coast. A forecaster with the National Hurricane Center called the clutch of three storms marching across the Atlantic at one time "not particularly...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Bahamas, centimeter, Components, Cuba, HARDWARE, hurricane, kilometer, monitor
Research articles 2008-09-01
Gustav death toll 77 in Haiti, eight missing
PORT-AU-PRINCE AFP — Hurricane storm Gustav killed 77 people and left eight others missing when it barreled through Haiti last week, officials here said Monday. Officials said another 36 people were injured by the storm, which last week struck the island of Hispaniola, shared by the Dominican Republic and...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, hurricane
Research articles 2008-09-01
President takes pains to prepare for Gustav
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, faced with the prospect of a second monster hurricane striking the still-battered Gulf Coast on his watch, checked in with governors and federal officials Saturday to make sure Washington was doing all it can. He prepared for the possibility of travel to the region and designated...
Tags: Bush, hurricane, Katrina, Louisiana, president, Texas, Transportation, White House
Research articles 2008-08-31
Hurricane Gustav downgraded to category three
MIAMI AFP — Hurricane Gustav was downgraded early Sunday to a category three storm after it crossed Cuba and moved into the Gulf of Mexico, the US government's National Hurricane Center announced. "Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 125 miles (205 kilometers) per hour with higher gusts," the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, hurricane
Research articles 2008-08-30
New Orleans begins evacuations ahead of Gustav
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana AFP — Desperate to avoid a repeat of the Hurricane Katrine catastrophe in 2005, New Orleans prepared to begin mandatory evacuations on Saturday ahead of a deadly new hurricane, Gustav. Bumper-to-bumper traffic clogged roads leading out of the city to the north and east, as the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Construction, Government, hurricane, Louisiana
Research articles 2008-08-30
Delta Air Lines allows passengers to change travel plans free of charge on flights affected by hurricane
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Passengers booked on flights with Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) to or from areas likely to be affected by the severe weather from Hurricane Gustav may make changes to their travel schedules without penalty or fees. The announcement by the airline on...
Tags: Delta Air Lines Inc., hurricane
Research articles 2008-08-28
N.O. real estate companies enact hurricane plans
The two largest real estate companies in the New Orleans area have enacted their hurricane plans, as Tropical Storm Gustav is forecast to possibly make landfall in Louisiana next week. Executives with New Orleans-based Latter & Blum Inc. Realtors and Metairie-based Prudential Gardner Realtors say they have already...
Tags: hurricane, Prudential Insurance Company of America
Research articles 2008-08-27
Storm Fay lashes Cuba after leaving 11 dead across Caribbean
HAVANA, AFP — Tropical storm Fay pummeled western Cuba early Monday and barreled toward the Florida Keys after claiming at least 11 lives in the Dominican Republic and Haiti amid forecasts it would hit hurricane force. Four people were killed in the Dominican Republic due to the heavy rains,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Cuba, hurricane, kilometer, MARKETING
Research articles 2008-08-18
Tropical Storm Fay kills eight, heads for Cuba
HAVANA, AFP — Tropical storm Fay dumped heavy rains on the Dominican Republic and Haiti, leaving eight people dead and six missing, as US weather experts forecast the system will strengthen to hurricane force as it approaches Cuba. One person was killed and three were missing in the Dominican...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Cuba, hurricane, kilometer, MARKETING, NHS
Research articles 2008-08-17
'Fay' expected to become hurricane over Cuba
HAVANA AFP — Tropical storm Fay dumped heavy rains on the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Saturday, leaving two people dead and four missing, as US weather experts forecast the system will strengthen to hurricane force as it approaches Cuba. One person was killed and three were missing in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Cuba, hurricane, kilometer, MARKETING, NHS
Research articles 2008-08-16
Rapid Hurricane Response to Coastal Ports a Goal of Navigation Response Teams
With an active hurricane season forecast by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's NOAA National Weather Service, the organization is emphasizing planning and preparation, representatives said. Working in cooperation with other federal agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency,...
Tags: hurricane, MARKETING, NOAA, survey, team
Research articles 2008-08-01
More Tax Relief Comes to Victims of 2005 Hurricanes
Housing Assistance Act Leads to Additional Tax Benefits for Storm Victims KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Provisions of the housing bill President Bush signed into law Wednesday are designed to provide more tax relief to victims of the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes. The Tax Institute at H&R Block has analyzed...
Tags: FINANCE, H&R Block Inc., hurricane, Taxes
Research articles 2008-07-31
Hurricane Bertha churns through central Atlantic
MIAMI AFP — Hurricane Bertha, the first hurricane of the 2008 season, plowed through the central Atlantic early Tuesday with winds blowing at 195 kilometers (120 miles) per hour but staying far away from land, the US National Hurricane Center said. At 5:00 am (0900 GMT) the category three...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, hurricane, kilometer
Research articles 2008-07-08
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