William M. Hartnett

Not at all happy about this news. We’re still in the single digits of May, fer cryin’ out loud. Hurricanes like 2004, drought like 2001 AND wildfires like 1998? This should be a great summer.
In other news, I’ll be back to regularly scheduled blogging by next week. Maybe.

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You already know about the Sarasota Herald-Tribune’s IbisEye, but have you seen Stormpulse.com? (I found it via the Florida GIS Data blog, which spotted it at GISuser.com.) There’s a Stormpulse blog, too, where the developers are revealed to be “Matt and Brad.” And it says Matt lives in West Palm Beach. Matt, get in touch! [...]

>Drop in Ad Revenue Raises Tough Question for Newspapers (NYT)
Never mind all the bleak news about the newspaper industry, what’s this paragraph all about?

“Tampa, Fla., which is also recovering from a series of hurricanes, was hit particularly hard, with revenue from real estate ads plunging 44 percent compared with last February. Tampa’s overall classified revenue [...]

As a native Floridian, I’m not at all happy about the weather outlook in Cleveland, where I’ll be through the weekend for the CAR Conference. Compare that to the forecast here in West Palm Beach, and you’ll understand why I’m so upset.
Snow? What the hell do I know about snow? Do I need special equipment? [...]

Weather news: Temperatures in the high 30s and low 40s are expected across South Florida this weekend. I’ve always been pleased that temperatures in the 40s are newsworthy in Florida. We even have a list of cold weather tips for cool-clueless Floridians. I don’t know if these are on the list, but, to survive a [...]