According to the weather news, Hurricane Irma will arrive on Florida soon. The category 5 hurricane undoubtedly is going to bring a lot of damages to Florida and this reminds the local people about Hurricane Andrew that occurred more than 20 years ago. Hurricane Andrew happened on the 24th August…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or NOAA stated last week that as the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is progressing the chances of storms forming and making landfall is on the rise. Originally, NOAA predicted that we’d see between nine and fifteen named storms this year. However, it has now…
A low-pressure area near the northern Yucatan Peninsula has become better organized creating favorable conditions for the development of a tropical storm. The tropical disturbance is identified as Invest 96L by the National Hurricane Center. This means that the track guidance will be issued every six hours, which will help…
Folks living in southeastern Alabama and in the Panhandle of Florida know that the saying ‘when it rains, it pours’ is true as heavy rains have been falling over the region since Friday. Torrential rainfall in Escambia County, Florida has left an unknown number of people homeless, forced many into…
Miami-Dade County is under a flood watch after two straight days of pouring rain. The watch is in effect through Thursday evening, so says the National Weather Service. Yesterday, the heavy rains caused many problems for business owners as well as customers in Doral. The Public Works Dept. had to…
Stachybotrys chartarum or toxic black mold can be a major health hazard if left unchecked. The symptoms of the health issue form such mold increases in severity. It can start allergic reaction and then with headaches. In severe cases, intense coughing accompanied by bloody phlegm is caused by black mold…
Even though the damaging winds and pounding rains of a hurricane may have passed, there is still danger to affected residents. If you have been forced to evacuate your home, before returning home you should check with the local authorities to find out if your neighborhood is safe to return…
Basements are great places to create additional, usable space to the home. They make superb TV rooms, gyms or play rooms for the kids; cozy living spaces, wet bars or offices. When you have spent your hard earned dollars converting your basement into the functional space of your dreams, you…
A leading national disaster response company is now in the Nashville Tennessee area to assist with flooding cleanup. Jarvis Property Restoration of Harrison Township Michigan is a company that specializes in responding to large catastrophes caused by storm damage. First responders from Jarvis Disaster Recovery team were dispatched on Sunday,…
So how does one deal with a wet basement? Well the first thing is finding out the cause of the leakage. Is it some old plumbing that needs to be fixed, or does one simply make a habit of hanging wet clothes in the basement? Once the problem is identified…
