SorcererMickey
November 30th, 2004, 21:20
Unprecedented Hurricane Season Draws To Close
POSTED: 11:13 am EST November 30, 2004
UPDATED: 11:17 am EST November 30, 2004
Tuesday marks the last day of the 2004 hurricane season, a day of relief for millions of Florida residents battered by four punishing hurricanes.
Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne killed more than 100 people and did more than $20 billion in damage, leaving virtually no portion of the state unscathed.
Scientists hope to learn more about hurricanes from a record number of research missions flown through the storms.
And Florida's legislature convenes in special session next month to deal with many thorny hurricane-related issues.
Victims Still Filing For FEMA Aid
Meantime, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is extending its deadline through mid-December for Florida residents to apply for aid.
FEMA Director Michael Brown said new requests for housing are still coming in, months after the last hurricane ripped through the state, because of new problems with mold. Brown said houses that were damaged by the hurricanes may have been livable at first, but a combination of roof damage, heat, humidity and rain has now rendered them uninhabitable.
Brown added the mold problems are popping up in virtually every county in the state.
People from 8,000 households are now in temporary housing -- mobile homes, trailers and even recreational vehicles. They can remain in those dwellings for a year and a half.
Brown said FEMA has spent more than $4 billion on Florida hurricane relief.
POSTED: 11:13 am EST November 30, 2004
UPDATED: 11:17 am EST November 30, 2004
Tuesday marks the last day of the 2004 hurricane season, a day of relief for millions of Florida residents battered by four punishing hurricanes.
Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne killed more than 100 people and did more than $20 billion in damage, leaving virtually no portion of the state unscathed.
Scientists hope to learn more about hurricanes from a record number of research missions flown through the storms.
And Florida's legislature convenes in special session next month to deal with many thorny hurricane-related issues.
Victims Still Filing For FEMA Aid
Meantime, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is extending its deadline through mid-December for Florida residents to apply for aid.
FEMA Director Michael Brown said new requests for housing are still coming in, months after the last hurricane ripped through the state, because of new problems with mold. Brown said houses that were damaged by the hurricanes may have been livable at first, but a combination of roof damage, heat, humidity and rain has now rendered them uninhabitable.
Brown added the mold problems are popping up in virtually every county in the state.
People from 8,000 households are now in temporary housing -- mobile homes, trailers and even recreational vehicles. They can remain in those dwellings for a year and a half.
Brown said FEMA has spent more than $4 billion on Florida hurricane relief.