Tag: Hurricane Irma
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Orlando sets new tourism record in 2017
Did you know Orlando became the first U.S. destination to hit a record number in tourism with 72 MILLION visitors? Do we hear investment opportunities? What an amazing accomplishment!
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Hurricane Irma’s agricultural toll in Florida tops $2.5 billion
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]urricane Irma caused more than $2.5 billion in damage to Florida’s agriculture industry, with citrus growers and nurseries suffering big losses, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (Photo by Ellen Levy Finch via Wikimedia Commons) Citrus growers, already struggling because of citrus greening disease, felt the…
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Brokers strive to polish South Florida’s coastal properties’ image after Hurricane Irma
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ife is returning back to normal in South Florida, but cleanup after the storm isn’t over yet. Residential brokers now face a cleanup of their own – trying to polish the appeal of homes in hurricane-prone coastal communities.(Aerial view of Coconut Grove, Inset: Jill Eber, Alicia Cervera Lamadrid and Jeff Miller). “Florida is still on [buyers’]…
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Hurricane Irma: Tornado warnings issued for Seminole, Brevard, Volusia, UCF
As Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Keys, John Huston of Key Largo watched small boats, furniture, and refrigerators floating past his home. “Very noisy,” he told the Associated Press by text message. “Shingles are coming off.” Hurricane Irma made landfall at Cudjoe Key at about 9:10 a.m. Sunday, passed over the water and again made…
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Tampa mayor: ‘We are about to get punched in the face’ by Hurricane Irma
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]urricane Irma – Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn did not mince words when he described what Hurricane Irma would do to his city: “We’re about to get punched in the face by this storm.” (Photo via NOAA) The latest advisory from the National Weather Service has Irma causing life-threatening storm surges down Florida southwest coast that could…
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Hurricane Irma: By the numbers
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]urricane Irma – Florida, Georgia and South Carolina are bracing for the impact of Hurricane Irma — the most powerful Atlantic storm in a decade — which is expected to hit Florida Sunday morning after already devastating several islands in the Caribbean. Here is a breakdown of the monster storm by the numbers: As Irma…
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Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia could all hit land this weekend
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]urricanes Irma – In this GOES-16 geocolor image satellite image taken Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, the eye of Hurricane Irma, center, is just north of the island of Hispaniola, with Hurricane Katia, left, in the Gulf of Mexico, and Hurricane Jose, right, in the Atlantic Ocean.(Photo: AP) Meteorologist Chesley McNeil explains where hurricanes come from…