Accidents and Disasters

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Here's How Climate Change Will Flood South Florida: A Foot-by-Foot Visual Analysis

Scientists all over the world are warning about rising sea levels -- a problem that could cost Broward billions down the line. ​Last week, we looked out how a sheet of ice covering most of Greenland could threaten Broward and Miami in the distant future if it melts. The gist is that a jump in ... More >>

More Than a Dozen Killed in South Florida Car Accidents

​If you saw the Miami Herald story this morning about the ten South Floridians killed in car crashes between Saturday night and Sunday night... it gets worse.In addition to the six deaths in Miami-Dade and four in Broward, there were three people killed in Palm Beach County over the weekend as wel ... More >>

Occupy Fort Lauderdale Releases Its "Declaration of Occupation"

​Almost three months after the first "Declaration of Occupation" was released by an Occupy camp -- the first one from the Occupy Wall Street outfit -- Occupy Fort Lauderdale has now aired its list of grievances.The 40 complaints are divided into four sections in the document, including sections on ... More >>

Rina Expected to Come to Fort Lauderdale With a 50 Percent Chance of Rain, Some Wind

wunderground.comFive-day forecast of Rina's path.​What's currently "Hurricane" Rina is expected to be some wind and possible rain by the time it would affect Fort Lauderdale, according to multiple weather forecasts.Rina is expected to weaken from a category two hurricane to category one tomorrow, ... More >>

Markell Hollis, Boynton Beach Burglary/Car Chase Suspect, Turns Himself In

Florida Department of CorrectionsMarkell Hollis is now in jail.​The Boynton Beach Police Department says 22-year-old Markell Hollis -- who escaped police after an alleged burglary and car chase on Tuesday -- turned himself in at the Palm Beach County Jail last night.Hollis, who police said "should ... More >>

Tropical Storm Emily Is Dead

INational Hurricane CenterEmily was kind of a brat anyway.​Tropical Storm Emily was declared dead by the National Hurricane Center at 5 p.m. yesterday.What was once the cause of alarmist hurricane threats, South Florida's weekend weather forecast is now a 50/50 chance of raindrops.The weather prop ... More >>

Tropical Storm Emily Update: Weathermen Aren't Oracles

National Hurricane CenterMaps look scary as hell.​When hurricane season comes around, it seems like weather forecasting is about as effective as homeopathy.The National Weather Service and its subsidiary, the National Hurricane Center, have been putting out updates every few hours over the past co ... More >>

Tornado Spotted in Broward County (Video)

southernhoopty.comNo tigers were involved in the tornado.​A tornado -- yes, a tornado -- touched down in Broward County yesterday evening, according to the National Weather Service.The NWS says the tornado was first spotted on the east side of Tamarac, although it was reportedly seen in North Laud ... More >>

Bernard Mevs, a Tiny Hospital Founded by Floridians, May Be Haiti's Best Hope

southernhoopty.comNo tigers were involved in the tornado.​A tornado -- yes, a tornado -- touched down in Broward County yesterday evening, according to the National Weather Service.The NWS says the tornado was first spotted on the east side of Tamarac, although it was reportedly seen in North Laud ... More >>

Lady Gaga: Japan Food is Great

Lada Gaga sips tea for Japan​In an interview with the Associated Press  in Japan, Lady Gaga said that if you want to help Japan recover from its recent earthquake and tsunami disaster, come on down. Gaga, in Tokyo for a benefit concert for tsunami victims, MTV Music Aid Japan, sai ... More >>

Good Food for Good Causes

Woolf Photography​Seems there's never any shortage of disasters on a personal or national scale. Here's two benefits that try to help ease the pain.  At Coco Asian Bistro & Bar in Fort Lauderdale, chef-owner Mike Ponluang is hosting a "Party for a Purpose" on Saturday, June 4, from 11:30 ... More >>

The Golden Ticket: Win a Spa Getaway at the Four Seasons With a Chocolate Easter Egg from Buddha Sky Bar in Delray Beach

Buddha Sky Bar​Charlie has a tip for a decadent Easter treat -- and it's one that you surely won't feel one bit guilty about. Just head over to Delray Beach's newest hotspot, Buddha Sky Bar, which is celebrating this Easter by giving back by putting its own twist on the traditional choco ... More >>

Legislators Declare Nuclear Plant Is Safe, Revealing Heretofore Unexpected Expertise In Physics

​Yesterday, The Sun Sentinel informed the world of a Monday tour of FPL's Turkey Point nuclear power plant by Congressfolk Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, David Rivera, Mario Diaz-Balart and Frederica Wilson. "We understand how different this facility is from the facility in Japan," said Ros-Lehtinen. "So we ... More >>

Japan and Haiti Benefit at Respectable Street 4/17

​Yesterday, The Sun Sentinel informed the world of a Monday tour of FPL's Turkey Point nuclear power plant by Congressfolk Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, David Rivera, Mario Diaz-Balart and Frederica Wilson. "We understand how different this facility is from the facility in Japan," said Ros-Lehtinen. "So we ... More >>

Now Ann Coulter Warns About "Radiological Danger"?

Ann Coulter has something to say.​Now, this isn't exactly a new Coulterian utterance, but it is a remarkable one. Remember last month, when Ann Coulter put her foot in her mouth by claiming to know more about radiation than physicists? Remember how she claimed that nobody died of radiation poisoni ... More >>

Art Hearts Japan

Ann Coulter has something to say.​Now, this isn't exactly a new Coulterian utterance, but it is a remarkable one. Remember last month, when Ann Coulter put her foot in her mouth by claiming to know more about radiation than physicists? Remember how she claimed that nobody died of radiation poisoni ... More >>

Candlelight Vigil for Japan's Earthquake Victims at Nova Southeastern University Tonight

​Even with all the news coverage of the disaster in Japan, it can be easy to forget about the suffering going on half a world away. We're bogged down in our daily grinds and have to worry about our own severe weather warnings. But students and faculty at Nova Southeastern University have been work ... More >>

Florida's Nuclear Worries?

​A two-page report on a proposed Turkey Point nuclear power plant appeared this weekend in the Sun Sentinel, but calling it a "two page" report doesn't really begin to cover it. These are massive pages, 1,600 words in total. Feature-length pages, in Sentinel terms. And why? Is there a radiation le ... More >>

Ann Coulter: Chernobyl Caused No Radiation Sickness

Early radiologists often suffered "radiation necrosis." It has claimed this man's fingers.​SoFla's sexiest pundit, Ann Coulter, published a singularly weird article this week, extolling the many health benefits which our friends in Japan may expect to derive from their exposure to excess radiation ... More >>

[UPDATED] Will John Goodman Play Polo This Season? Stay Tuned.

PBSOGoodman's team is missing from the club's website.​UPDATE: New Times was kicked out of a press conference at the International Polo Club today. More details after the jump. Will criminal charges accusing him of causing a fatal, drunken car accident keep Wellington polo mogul John Goodman off t ... More >>

Video of Tornado, Damage in Boca Raton

In this era of cell phone cameras, a twister doesn't have a chance of scoring a touchdown without being recorded by some brave soul, and the one that hit Boca Raton Saturday was no exception. There's actually several videos of this mini-cyclone, but I found the one recorded by folks who were close e ... More >>

Polo Mogul John Goodman, in Happier Times

This week's New Times feature story is an in-depth look at John Goodman, the multimillionaire polo mogul accused of causing the fatal car accident that killed 23-year-old Wellington native Scott Wilson.

Has Oil Entered Gulf Stream, Reached Fort Lauderdale?

B. BrownOil off of Port Everglades ​Yesterday, a Fort Lauderdale-based yacht captain was boating about 12.5 miles offshore from Port Everglades when he and his passengers noticed the oil slick pictured above.  According to the captain, the slick was about a half-mile long. It was unlike anyth ... More >>

A Recipe for Hurricane Season: Latin Macho Burger

Dori ZinnThe " latin macho" burger from Latin Burger and Taco​Besides Mother Nature's damage, the only other thing hurricane season brings is a massive barbecue. After last week's announcement from the National Hurricane Center that this year's season will be "extremely active," veteran hurrican ... More >>

KeysSpill.com Needs Volunteers

Florida's not out of the woods yet regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In fact, Gulfstream currents could carry oil as far as the Florida Keys in a little over a week. That means fisheries located in South Florida could be affected soon. (For more on how the oil spill is affecting local resta ... More >>

Oil-induced Tourism Slump: No Match for our Pun-tastic Slogans

Flickr: [ jeremy ]Yes, yes. Love that beautiful Florida beach.​As a general rule, people like going to the beach and splashing around in the ocean, but they tend to get fussy when they emerge covered in toxic tar sludge from an exploded BP oil rig. Strange, I know--but decidedly true.Although the ... More >>

Water… Sans Tar Balls!

Flickr: [ jeremy ]Yes, yes. Love that beautiful Florida beach.​As a general rule, people like going to the beach and splashing around in the ocean, but they tend to get fussy when they emerge covered in toxic tar sludge from an exploded BP oil rig. Strange, I know--but decidedly true.Although the ... More >>

In Broward and Palm Beach Hospitals, 266 Patients Treated for Injuries from Haiti Quake

Flickr: IFRC​After the earthquake struck Haiti, there wasn't time to decide exactly what role South Florida hospitals would play in treating victims. Nor was there time to figure out how those facilities would be paid in instances where the victims were Haitian citizens. But three weeks after the ... More >>

Name of Plane Crash Victim Released

Edmundo Velasquez is the name of the 49-year-old man whose plane crashed Sunday in the Everglades of West Broward. A resident of Oviedo, Velasquez's plane was found partially submerged, roughly 200 feet north of I-75. Here's the news release from Broward Sheriff's Office.And here's a link to the 911 ... More >>

A Bridge Life Follows Josh Grossberg as He Tries to Rescue Hurricane Katrina Victims

Edmundo Velasquez is the name of the 49-year-old man whose plane crashed Sunday in the Everglades of West Broward. A resident of Oviedo, Velasquez's plane was found partially submerged, roughly 200 feet north of I-75. Here's the news release from Broward Sheriff's Office.And here's a link to the 911 ... More >>

[CORRECTED] Bicyclist Badly Hurt in Lauderdale Traffic Accident

A 2008 Toyota Scion​A bicyclist sustained life-threatening injuries this morning in an accident that occurred on West Davie Boulevard. A Fort Lauderdale Police news release says that a Toyota Scion involved in the accident was driven by Taisha Gonzalez from Coconut Creek.According to police, Gonza ... More >>

An Awful Father's Day

Our condolences to the Forkey family of Boca Raton, which was planning to have a belated Father's Day celebration this week. Kenneth Forkey was the passenger in a cab that crashed into an idling semitruck on the way to La Guardia International Airport. Forkey, 25, who lived in Manhattan and was catc ... More >>

The Miccosukee Tribe Keeps Quiet About a Series of Traffic Deaths

A woman perishes in a collision with an Indian leader's kin. Her family cries cover-up.

Baptism By Disaster

A woman perishes in a collision with an Indian leader's kin. Her family cries cover-up.

Windy Warm-Up

Don't sweat it. A hurricane is just an excuse for a party.

Here I Am: Rock Me Like a Hurricane

Don't sweat it. A hurricane is just an excuse for a party.

Former NTer In China's Earthquake Zone

Don't sweat it. A hurricane is just an excuse for a party.

Terence Blanchard

Don't sweat it. A hurricane is just an excuse for a party.

The Dirty Dozen

The kings of New Orleans brass are still going strong

Wet Dreams

It´s wedding month -- let´s get blown

Sentinel Snake Oil

It´s wedding month -- let´s get blown

Sweet Relief

The MusiCares Hurricane Relief Benefit

Rock 'n' Relief

Benefit Events

New Times' Hurricane Guide

Read it before it's too late

Events for June 5-11, 2003

Read it before it's too late

Best Mile of Broward/Palm Beach

State Road A1A

Undercurrents

So-called experts

You Call This Emergency Planning?

Thanks to the Red Cross, more than 130,000 Hollywood residents are without a primary hurricane shelter