Hurricanes and Cyclones

Rina Shrivels Back to Tropical Storm Status, No Longer a Threat to Miami

​Yesterday it seemed that Rina was poised to reach category three strength winds with an eventual turn near South Florida. Today, Rina has dissipated back to tropical storm status and is now projected come no where near us. Jeez, Rina, what a loser.

Rina on Verge of Category 3, Miami Now in Possible Path

​Slowly moving but quickly strengthening Hurricane Rina is expected to become a Category 3 storm sometime within the next 24 hours as it trudges along towards Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Though, the five-day projections have the storm taking a hard right turn later this week, and Miami is now with ... More >>

Hurricane Rina Becomes Category 2, Florida Keys Now in Cone

​Quickly developing Hurricane Rina has now achieved Category 2-strength winds less than a day after becoming a hurricane, and there's no sign she's about to slow down. Forecasters now expect the storm to make a hard right turn, with the Florida Keys in its possible path.

Rolling Stone Premieres ANR's New Video About Hurricane Survival

Facebook These dudes are prepared to deal with any natural disaster. ​Rolling Stone Magazine. There was a time when landing the cover meant you had officially arrived as a relevant rock 'n' roller. But the print industry's dead and it's all about the internet. In the digital age, you've official ... More >>

What a Mission! Party With Heat Lightning, Dino Felipe, and Bleeding Palm Tonight

Photo by Bleeding Palm​For a hot and humid second, it looked like The Heat Lightning's What a Mission extravaganza was gonna get smashed by whiplash winds and brutal thunderstorms. According to predictions filtering out of the National Hurricane Center, tropical storm Emily was headed straight ... More >>

A Foodie Hurricane Survival Kit

All photos by Laine Doss Keep pate instead of Spam in your hurricane kit.​Tropical Storm Emily is churning her way through the Caribbean and, according to the National Weather Service, Miami is in the "cone of death", with Emily predicted to affect us around Friday evening. Everyone in sou ... More >>

Tropical Storm Emily Prepared to Mess Up Your Weekend

​While it's not projected to directly hit South Florida, or any part of the state for that matter, Tropical Storm Emily has all the makings of one of those classic, seriously annoying hurricanes. So, even under the best-case scenario, prepare to have a serious dampening damper put on your weekend.

Three Kings: Eggers, Marcus,Talese

​While it's not projected to directly hit South Florida, or any part of the state for that matter, Tropical Storm Emily has all the makings of one of those classic, seriously annoying hurricanes. So, even under the best-case scenario, prepare to have a serious dampening damper put on your weekend.

Miami's Haitians Brace For Catastrophe As Tomas Bears Down On Port-Au-Prince

via National Hurricane CenterBad news for Haiti.​As Miami's Haitian community has struggled to help their homeland since January's earthquake, one fear has lingered always in the back of their minds: What if a hurricane blows through while half of Port-au-Prince is still stuck in tent cities?That ... More >>

Reign of Fire

via National Hurricane CenterBad news for Haiti.​As Miami's Haitian community has struggled to help their homeland since January's earthquake, one fear has lingered always in the back of their minds: What if a hurricane blows through while half of Port-au-Prince is still stuck in tent cities?That ... More >>

Hungre Rapper seeks $100,000 to hunt hurricanes

via National Hurricane CenterBad news for Haiti.​As Miami's Haitian community has struggled to help their homeland since January's earthquake, one fear has lingered always in the back of their minds: What if a hurricane blows through while half of Port-au-Prince is still stuck in tent cities?That ... More >>

Hurricane Season Gone Tech With New iPad App

​Nothing's worse than planning a trip somewhere along the coast, only to arrive to hurricane evacuations. Our local weather forecasters do the best they can, but let's face it: They dumb it all down for us. Not Hurricane HD. After the torrential downpours experienced on the first official day of h ... More >>

Shipping Containers Could Provide Housing Relief in Haiti

​After Hurricane Katrina, a group of researchers at Clemson University devloped the SEED Project, aimed at turning shipping containers into temporary housing in the event a similar storm hit the Caribbean. The idea was only a concept, but in the wake of Haiti's earthquake, the team ... More >>

Lobsternomics 101: The Lobster Economy From A Seafood Market Perspective

via Wikimedia CommonsFlorida Spiny Lobster - Panulirus Argus​ Lobsternomics 101 is a Short Order series delving into lobster economics via voices from the local lobster community. Not the lobsters themselves, but the people who catch, sell, and buy them.Today we introduce you to Steven Torres of C ... More >>

Plug in the Fun Generator

via Wikimedia CommonsFlorida Spiny Lobster - Panulirus Argus​ Lobsternomics 101 is a Short Order series delving into lobster economics via voices from the local lobster community. Not the lobsters themselves, but the people who catch, sell, and buy them.Today we introduce you to Steven Torres of C ... More >>

¿Que Pasa, M.I.A.? Huracán Season is Here

In the spirit of the season, I will lay down for you some hurricane tips and tricks and do's and don't's. Do you dread putting up your shutters like I do? Keep them up all year! It's easier, you only have to do it once and you are always prepared. This method of preparedness adds a level of cave-lik ... More >>

New Orleans Will Woo Away 2013 Super Bowl With Sexy iPods

via Wiki CommonsMiami already has the 2010 Super Bowl on lock down, but we just can't get enough of hosting the damn thing. So of course we're in the running to host the 2013 game along with Phoenix and New Orleans. The New Orleans Saints and the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation are reportedly ... More >>

Obama Inspires; Bobby Jindal, the Anti-Crist, Offers Nothing

It's been said so many times the economic problem is as much psychological as monetary that it must be true. Conveniently, we've just elected a president in part on the basis of how much he's inspired us and given us hope. Last night, in his biggest speech since the inauguration, President Obama sat ... More >>

Humanitarianism? Never Heard of It.

President Bush will finally leave the White House next week, which means the United States now stands a chance at reversing our reputation as douchebags of the universe. Before departing office, however, Dubya decided he would give the good people of South Florida a little farewell gift: another ba ... More >>

Lobsters Walking!

President Bush will finally leave the White House next week, which means the United States now stands a chance at reversing our reputation as douchebags of the universe. Before departing office, however, Dubya decided he would give the good people of South Florida a little farewell gift: another ba ... More >>

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