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Thu, May 15, 2008 - 3:11 pm

Questions and answers about the Alabama Insurance Underwriter's Association more commonly known as the beach pool.

Wed, May 14, 2008 - 7:59 am

In a 92-6 vote, the US Senate passed a renewal of the National Flood Insurance Program until 2013. The Senate bill will also create a commission to study how available and affordable catastrophic insurance is in places prone to hurricanes and earthquakes.

Wed, May 07, 2008 - 7:53 pm

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin says they "need to get everybody out" and find out "if anybody's health is being harmed."

Wed, May 07, 2008 - 7:17 pm

The Senate has rejected a bid by Gulf Coast lawmakers to allow homeowners the option of adding wind coverage to their flood insurance.

Tue, May 06, 2008 - 6:30 pm

NOAA has awarded the University of South Alabama half a million dollars to study hurricanes.

Moving Jet Stream

Fri, April 18, 2008 - 4:30 am

Changing conditions in the environment could translate into more and stronger hurricanes.

Wed, February 13, 2008 - 7:15 pm

The 7 hurricanes that hit Florida in 2004 and 2005 are now costing the state more than $480 million. The hurricane recovery created jobs, which skewered a formula the federal government uses to calculate the state's share of Medicaid costs.

Tue, February 12, 2008 - 9:45 am

The Federal Emergency Management Agency may expand the use of passenger trains to evacuate the elderly and sick in advance of hurricanes across the Gulf Coast.

Oyster Problems

Wed, February 06, 2008 - 6:59 pm

A natural predator, Hurricanes, and a drought are taking their toll on local oysters.

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