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 Ike Strengthens, 
 Heads for Texas 

Gulf oil platforms don't appear threatened as hurricane aims to Corpus Christi

Bloomberg Bloomberg Sep 10, 08 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - After leaving Cuba, Hurricane Ike is strengthening and moving through the Gulf of Mexico toward south-central Texas, Bloomberg reports. The National Hurricane Center said it was possible Ike would strengthen into a “major hurricane” before landfall, probably near Corpus Christi. One independent forecaster said there was “a significant chance that Ike will be the worst hurricane to hit Texas in 40 years.” More »

More about:  Texas • Hurricane Ike • tropical storms • Gulf of Mexico • Florida Keys • Corpus Christi

Locals in Fla. Keys Stay Back for Animals

6-toed cats, nervous birds among the lucky as Ike moves in

Fort Mill Times Sep 8, 08 7:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Animal lovers are staying back in the Florida Keys to make sure six-toed cats and frisky dolphins survive a brush from Hurricane Ike, the Fort Mill Times reports. While some residents flee, kennel owners and wild life managers are bunking up with extra food and medicine. "They are very, very nervous," said the director of a 25-acre wild bird center. "They know it's coming so they eat as much as they can." More »

More about:  animal • Hurricane Ike • animal shelters • Florida Keys • pet owners

Fla. Keys Evacuation Order Canceled

Residents urged to stay put as Hurricane Ike menaces mainland

Miami Herald Miami Herald Sep 8, 08 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Ike is now a Category 2 storm, and officials have rescinded orders to evacuate the Florida Keys, the Miami Herald reports. Residents still on the archipelago shouldn't go anywhere, and those who've already left are being asked not to return until after the storm passes. It's expected to continue battering Cuba today and tomorrow before proceeding toward the mainland. More »

More about:  Cuba • Hurricane Ike • natural disaster • Fidel Castro • Haiti • Florida Keys

 Keys, Caribbean Isles Evacuate for Ike

Category 3 storm expected to hit Turks and Caicos today

CNN CNN Sep 6, 08 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tourists and locals are fleeing the Florida Keys and Caribbean islands as Hurricane Ike closes in today, CNN reports. Forecasters predict Ike will slam into the Turks and Caicos islands late today or early tomorrow with Category 3 winds near 115 mph and 9- to 12-foot-high waves. The storm is then expected to churn northwest on Monday, over the Keys and toward the Gulf of Mexico. More »

More about:  Hurricane Ike • evacuation • Gulf Coast • Florida Keys • Turks and Caicos Islands

 Fla. Keys
 Unfazed by Fay

Residents dismiss storm that scares off tourists

Associated Press Associated Press Aug 18, 08 6:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tropical Storm Fay has scared off tourists but left laid-back Florida Key residents unconcerned, the AP reports. "We're not worried about it. We've seen this movie before," said one Floridian who was stocking up on food and whiskey today. The storm that killed at least eight in Haiti and the Dominican Republic did lash the Keys today, and will likely hit the mainland at hurricane strength tomorrow. More »

More about:  Florida • Cuba • Haiti • Florida Keys • Tropical Storm Fay

 Fay May Hit Fla. as Hurricane

Tropical storm carries 50 mph winds

Miami Herald Miami Herald Aug 17, 08 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tourists were ordered to evacuate the Florida Keys this morning, as Tropical Storm Fay, which has already killed six in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, is expected to hit the Keys as soon as midnight tonight, the Miami Herald reports. With winds at 50mph and rising, Fay could be a Category 1 hurricane by the time it hits the Keys and heads for the west coast of the state, forecasters say. More »

More about:  Florida • Cuba • Haiti • tropical storms • Dominican Republic • Florida Keys

 Stingray 
 Kills Boater
 off Fla. Keys 

Creature leaps onto the deck in freak accident

CNN CNN Mar 20, 08 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - A stingray leapt out of the water and struck a 55-year-old Michigan woman who was sunbathing on the deck of a boat off the Florida Keys yesterday, CNN reports. The woman, who was with her husband and children, was knocked to the ground and pronounced dead at a local hospital. No word on the specific cause of death yet, but local reports say she was impaled through the neck by the 75 lb. ray's barb. More »

More about:  Florida • accident • accidental death • Florida Keys • boat accident • stingray

Soaring Costs Force Workers Out of Key West

Few remain to service the island's tourists
and millionaires

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Feb 10, 08 5:58 PM CST
(Newser) - High Key West housing costs are sparking an exodus of residents and leaving the island's tourists with too few people to serve them, the Los Angeles Times reports. Some 2,000 workers have fled in the past 7 years, a crushing blow to a county that houses 75,000 residents but serves 2.25 million overnight tourists each year. More »

More about:  US economy • workers • Florida Keys • housing industry • service industry

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