Hurricane Michael, Mexico Beach PSJ Early Aerial Assessments by Complete
FAA 107 Pilots — Hurricane Michael Our team worked from the west end all the way out the cape and back to PSJ in the days and weeks after Hurricane Michael….
Hurricane Michael Devastation, Insurance Village & FEMA
Insurance Village LocationThe state of Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, said that starting Tuesday October 16th, that Insurance Village will set up in the parking lot of Sam’s Club…
Hurricane Florence – By the numbers – this mid Atlantic hurricane could have been much worse – John Minor CFM
Although Hurricane Florence’s and her rainfall is gone, the destruction it has caused isn’t over yet. Not even close… North Carolina farms lost an estimated 5,500 pigs and 3.4 million…
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Hurricane Florence Landfall Research Project – FCMP support work – John Minor CFM
It’s now Friday, September 14, 2018, and Hurricane Florence has arrived in North Carolina. The powerful storm made landfall at 7:15 a.m. ET near Wrightsville Beach, just east of Wilmington….
The Atlantic Hurricane Season and Why Predictions Are Uncertain
The Atlantic hurricane season began this year on June 1 2016, and the coastal residents in Mexico, the Caribbean Islands and United States are wary of what is about to…
Hurricane Harvey & Back: 4 Days in August: My Experience – John Minor
Hurricane Harvey and John Minor’s Trek In 2017, people along the Texas Gulf coast and I were preparing themselves for what was to be the most destructive natural disaster in…
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Dr. William Gray – The Man who Declared War on Global Warming Extremists
Dr. William Gray: The story of an interesting person I shared industry halls (and our experiences) with. Referred to as “one of the greatest minds in hurricane research”, Dr. William…
Supercomputers: Their Increasingly Important Role in Hurricane Forecasting
Supercomputers – Complete Resources 2016 – have long been renowned for their processing power and their handling of data. Because of those qualities they have been employed for many major…
How Mediation Can Help Resolve Disputed Property Claims in Florida
Hurricane Irma is one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the Southeast in recent memory. And the brunt of it was absorbed by Floridians. One of the most devastating effects…
City Council Adopts Stricter Development Rules For Houston’s Floodplains
Several months after Hurricane Harvey’s destructive floods that affected thousands of houses in Southeast Texas, and the widespread flooding Hurricane Harvey unleashed last year, the Houston City Council has approved…
Hurricane Irma – Tile Roofs & Claim Number & Marco Island – three months after the storm – John Minor CGC
Hurricane Irma Hurricane Irma had many devastating effects. One of them was the damaged roofs of thousands of homes. This similar to storms Gene and Francis that hit in 2004,…
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Mitigation: How It Can Save Lives, Property and Taxpayer Money – My view from the field
Mitigation Planning – can significantly reduce the damage caused by storms as well as decrease the money and heartache spent post storm both of which are precious. The states that…
Post-Harvey Funds Announced For Texas
Hurricane Harvey caused catastrophic rainfall-triggered flooding in the Houston metropolitan area and ties with Hurricane Katrina as the costliest hurricane on record. Harvey underwent rapid intensification and quickly became a…
A prescriptive order of Metal Roofs "Only" Unlikely to Pass in The Keys Post-Irma despite its obvious allure and sense.
Metal Roofs Fall 2017 could now become standard when it comes to putting a roof over your head in Florida Keys. A proposed ordinance that has yet to hold a…
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What is the 50% Rule or "Substantial Damage" as it relates my wind and flood damaged residence – John Minor CGC, CFM
Whether your structure has been ‘substantially’ damaged or not is determined by a number of factors. The first time many people will encounter this rule is when they receive damage…
Puerto Rico Four Months After Hurricane Maria
Four months after the Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, the Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA has halted any new shipments of water and food to Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico’s…
Barker Reservoir, Houston, & What They Should Have Known and When — Floodplain Management
Around 25 years ago, Charles Glen Crocker realized that the footprint at the Barker Reservoir was larger than the area under the government control and ownership, hence placing the homeowners…
How does my Hurricane Harvey donation help the real people in Houston, Beaumont and Corpus Christi?
The American Red Cross, a name synonymous with disaster aid and help for those dealing with natural disasters and catastrophes is, post-Katrina now marred with another feeling by the public….
