Keys relieved as Ivan veers west
The Florida Keys and South Florida breathed easier as Ivan curved away from a direct hit, though officials warned the state remains in danger from an unsettled track. Evacuations remained in place for the Keys while Panhandle residents prepared as Frances added to the strain on power lines and services.
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Ivan
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Florida
Gulf of Mexico
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Frances
Charley
Amanda Morrow
Tampa
Caribbean
Cuba
Grand Cayman
National Hurricane Center
Irene Toner
Monroe County
Tom Bordovsky
Evaldas Kubilius
Rafael Mojica
Florida Peninsula
Billy Porter
Sopchoppy
St. Marks
Alex Medwit
Boca Raton
BellSouth
Medwit
Dario Lopez-Mills
Associated Press
Florida International University
Miami
Florida Keys
Marathon
Warn phase means more big hurricanes
New York Daily News reports that Florida faces a long era of powerful storms as the Atlantic multi decadal oscillation shifts from a cool to a warm phase. Scientists warn of a decades long active season with stronger hurricanes like Charley, Frances, and Ivan likely to recur through the peak months of September and October.
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Sunshine State
Charley
Frances
Ivan
Florida
North Atlantic
John Gaynor
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S
Peninsula
Storm cures from fans to olive oil and prayer
Florida researchers debunk a spectrum of hurricane fixes from giant coastal fans and olive oil slicks to towing icebergs or nuclear warheads. Dr Hugh Willoughby notes most ideas ignore meteorology and fail to address storm scale while warning against radioactive risks.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Hugh Willoughby
International Hurricane Center
Florida International University
Willoughby
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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