Showing posts with label New Orleans. Show all posts
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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Unusual Weather Hits Most of Country | Essentials

Unusual Weather Hits Most of Country

Dark Clouds over Huntington, Indiana
Dark Clouds over Huntington, Indiana by laffy4k
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A fluctuation in the jet stream unusual for mid-winter has created a wild range of weather. Tornado watches have been issued for parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas, and April-like thunderstorms are expected in Chicago. Other states from Texas to Florida, Kansas and parts of the Midwest and Northeast are experiencing record heat. Record warmth is expected today ahead of the storms, with record highs possible in Chicago, St. Louis and Tampa that could reach 60 degrees or more, 73 degrees and 83 degrees, respectively. Additionally, a powerful cold front will slam into the mid-Mississippi Valley today, producing tornadoes and gusty winds near 80 mph. The biggest chance for tornadoes is from Little Rock, Ark. , to Memphis, Tenn. , but the entire area from Dallas to Houston, New Orleans, Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis could see tornadoes and damaging winds.

Unusual Weather Hits Most of Country

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City: Chicago

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City: St. Louis

Overall Sentiment: -0.0658186

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City: New York City

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City: Washington, D.C.

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City: Des Moines

Overall Sentiment: 0.018359

Relevance: 0.34074

City: Memphis

Overall Sentiment: 0.373115

Relevance: 0.335946

City: Tampa

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.321776

City: Boston

Overall Sentiment: -0.325497

Relevance: 0.321009

City: Dallas

Overall Sentiment: 0.430013

Relevance: 0.31676

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Region: Midwest

Overall Sentiment: -0.130851

Relevance: 0.603031

Region: Northeast

Overall Sentiment: -0.418491

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Region: western Tennessee

Overall Sentiment: 0.0605045

Relevance: 0.318351

StateOrCounty: Texas

Overall Sentiment: 0.0362993

Relevance: 0.575325

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StateOrCounty: Oklahoma

Overall Sentiment: 0.0196074

Relevance: 0.461959

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StateOrCounty: Kansas

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.451129

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StateOrCounty: Arkansas

Overall Sentiment: 0.333984

Relevance: 0.440251

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StateOrCounty: Wis.

Overall Sentiment: -0.0148685

Relevance: 0.33229

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StateOrCounty: Missouri

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.32805

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StateOrCounty: Illinois

Overall Sentiment: -0.0703698

Relevance: 0.317349

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StateOrCounty: Tenn.

Overall Sentiment: 0.406825

Relevance: 0.314234

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StateOrCounty: Iowa

Overall Sentiment: 0.0150683

Relevance: 0.313182

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GeographicFeature: East Coast

Overall Sentiment: -0.231181

Relevance: 0.402521

Organization: NOAA

Overall Sentiment: 0.0737181

Relevance: 0.346955

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

NASA Workshop Highlights Gulf of Mexico Initiative Results | Redux

NASA Workshop Highlights Gulf of Mexico Initiative Results

front porch of the lower 9th
front porch of the lower 9th by eschipul
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Results of four dozen applications projects funded by NASA's Gulf of Mexico Initiative, part of NASA's Applied Sciences Program in the Earth Sciences Division, were presented during a three-day workshop in New Orleans on Jan. 23-25. People from across the nation attended the workshop to report on accomplishments achieved across a variety of topics including fisheries management, levee management, marsh loss, water quality, coastal conservation, disaster management, and public health. "These projects created tools and information that will benefit the Gulf of Mexico region for years to come," said Duane Armstrong, chief of the Applied Science & Technology Project Office at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center, which manages the Gulf of Mexico Initiative and hosted the New Orleans workshop.

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Duane Armstrong

Overall Sentiment: 0.0142704

Relevance: 0.216213

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0.170494"These projects created tools and information that will benefit the Gulf of Mexico region for years to come," said Duane Armstrong, ...
0"These projects created tools and information that will benefit the Gulf of Mexico region for years to come," said Duane Armstrong, chief of the Applied Science
0.12219 Technology Project Office at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center, which manages the Gulf of Mexico Initiative and hosted the New Orleans workshop. "They are perfect examples of NASA Earth science research helping people and organizations across the Gulf Coast to make informed decisions when dealing with important issues."
-0.100391"The devastating hurricanes of 2005 highlighted the pressing needs throughout the coastal regions of the Gulf of Mexico," Armstrong said. ...
0.111421"The devastating hurricanes of 2005 highlighted the pressing needs throughout the coastal regions of the Gulf of Mexico," Armstrong said. "Through its Gulf of Mexico Initiative and applied science research efforts, NASA has helped communities and decision-makers address those needs."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 5
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.303714
  • Mean: 0.0607428
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Stennis

Overall Sentiment: 0

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  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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Region: Gulf of Mexico

Overall Sentiment: 0.0687299

Relevance: 0.861021

Organization: NASA

Overall Sentiment: 0.243322

Relevance: 0.399177

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Levees protect New Orleans, but annual bill is costly | Redux

Levees protect New Orleans, but annual bill is costly

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In the busy and under-staffed offices of New Orleans' flood-control leaders, there's an uneasy feeling about what lies ahead. By the time the next hurricane season starts in June of 2013, the city will take control of much of a revamped protection system of gates, walls and armored levees that the Army Corps of Engineers has spent about $12 billion building. The corps has about $1 billion worth of work left.  Engineers consider it a Rolls Royce of flood protection — comparable to systems in seaside European cities such as St. Petersburg, Venice, Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Whether the infrastructure can hold is less in question than whether New Orleans can be trusted with the keys.

People:

gates

Overall Sentiment: 0.408951

Relevance: 0.46497

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Organization: Army Corps of Engineers

Overall Sentiment: 0.209059

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City: Rotterdam

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.392533

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City: St. Petersburg

Overall Sentiment: 0.0887036

Relevance: 0.386235

City: Amsterdam

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.385976

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City: Venice

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.342147

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

BP Steadily Moving Beyond Gulf Spill Disaster | Redux

BP Steadily Moving Beyond Gulf Spill Disaster

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Or, looked at another way, it's less than the $5. 5 billion in profit the British oil giant made between June and September of this year. BP is not fully past the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the 2010 explosion that killed 11 workers and led to the largest oil spill in U.S. history. The company has so far set aside $42 billion to pay fines and damages resulting from the spill, and that amount may yet grow. But the company is steadily resolving the spill's legal issues and has nearly met its target for asset sales to help pay for the spill's costs. In the process, BP PLC has reshaped itself into a somewhat smaller company — but one that's still a large and profitable force in the oil industry. "The danger is not over," Christine Tiscareno an analyst at S&P Capital IQ in London.

People:

Christine Tiscareno

Overall Sentiment: -0.141348

Relevance: 0.230959

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0"It adds to their chest of ammunition," she said. ...
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  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0
  • Mean: 0
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Bob Dudley

Overall Sentiment: -0.167445

Relevance: 0.148076

Dan Gordon

Overall Sentiment: -0.294077

Relevance: 0.121633

Phil Weiss

Overall Sentiment: 0.321157

Relevance: 0.121426

SentimentQuote
0.368391"The strategy is good," said Phil Weiss, ...
0.300713"The strategy is good," said Phil Weiss, an analyst at Argus Research. "But we still have to see execution."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.669104
  • Mean: 0.334552
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Jordan Diamond

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.115792

Jay Austin

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.108717

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  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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Organization: BP

Overall Sentiment: -0.16448

Relevance: 0.857143

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