This weekend we read about a new Disney resort in Hawaii, a man caught with snakes in his pants and we find the airplanes that disappeared from JFK as the hurricane rolled up the eastern coast.
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This is Part 3 of Laura’s treatise on dealing with disasters. In this segment she focuses on natural disasters with tips on surviving hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes or tsunami.
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Kristin Budden’s hotel promises her a refund for her nonrefundable hotel room after a hurricane strikes. But months later, there’s no sign of the money and the hotel has gone into radio silence. Should she kiss the money goodbye?
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Kristin Luna reserves a car in Austin, Texas but when she checks in, her car rental company is out of vehicles. She’s free to rent from another company, but will have to pay an extra $245. Shouldn’t her car rental company or travel agent help her?
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As yet another hurricane bears down on us, Gulf states residents are once again deciding whether or not to evacuate their homes. I have a feeling that by the end of the week, we’ll once more see news footage of people packing their cars and hitting the road.
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With the hurricane season in full swing, MSNBC has debuted the Hurricane Tracker just in time to follow Ike. It’s one of two new applications that follow tropical storms and hurricanes.
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There is still no electricity in many of the surrounding parishes. New Orleans itself has patches where electricity is online, although crews are still working to clear debris from roadways and restore more power to customers. Storms and tornados are passing through. The danger has changed from the hurricane to its aftermath.
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By the time it got to Mandeville, La., where I had evacuated to from New Orleans, Hurricane Gustav was nothing more than a powerful thunderstorm. The wind was gusty and a couple of trees fell. But it was certainly nothing worthy of hiding out in a hallway or needing to take cover.
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The National Hurricane Center now has an unofficial account on Twitter with the latest storm updates. It’s a great way to receive the most important hurricane and tropical storm information without having to wade through volumes of forecasts rendered in UPPERCASE or sifting through endless RSS feeds. Follow nhc_noaa. Not on Twitter yet? Here’s how it works.
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Apparently, there’s only one storm threatening the country. Its name is Hurricane Gustav. But wait. What about Hanna, the tropical storm bearing down on the Bahamas, Florida and Georgia?
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