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Jamaica recovering well after Hurricane Sandy
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Jamaica recovering well after Hurricane Sandy

Work crews in soaked Jamaica cleared debris and downed power lines left in Hurricane Sandy's wake while trying to restore electricity to more than half of the Caribbean country Thursday. Curfews were lifted and international airports reopened under cloudy skies, which unleashed occasional downpours. People in hard-hit shantytowns struggled to repair battered homes after sheet metal roofs blew off. With this being said, it is not just in Jamaica where weather damage has had an impact on people's homes. Whether this means getting in touch with an austin roofing company to help repair the roof after heavy rain, for example, or there was a storm in London (UK) that blew off some of the tiles, there can be a solution to getting the roof repaired after a natural disaster. After roof repairs, hom...
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2011 Hurricane Names

Today is the first day of the 2011 hurricane season. The 6 month long North Atlantic hurricane season, runs from June 1 – November 30. Hurricanes are named in alphabetical order from the list in chronologically. Thus the first (more…)
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2010 Hurricane Names

Today is the first day of the 2010 hurricane season. The 6 month long North Atlantic hurricane season, runs from June 1 - November 30. Hurricanes are named in alphabetical order from the list in chronologically. Thus the first (more…)
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2009 Hurricane Names

Today is the first day of the 2009 hurricane season. The 6 month long North Atlantic hurricane season, runs from June 1- November 30. Hurricanes are named in alphabetical order from the list in chronologically. Thus the first (more…)
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May is Hurricane Preparedness Month

May 2009 is the first year of what will now be observed as Hurricane Preparedness Month. This is part of plans by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to heighten national awareness of the need (more…)