The press 1st Spanish-language Web site reporting on Atlantic hurricanes airs The press Florida International University (FIU) and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Monday launched jointly a Spanish-language Web site that ...

The press 1st Spanish-language Web site reporting on Atlantic hurricanesairs The press Florida International University (FIU) and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Monday launched jointly a Spanish-language Web site that ...

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Florida International University (FIU) and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Monday launched jointly a Spanish-language Web site that provides detailed reports on hurricanes, how to prepare for them and strategies for evacuating when necessary. EFE/File

Miami, Jun 29 (EFE).- Florida International University (FIU) and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Monday launched jointly a Spanish-language Web site that provides detailed reports on hurricanes, how to prepare for them and strategies for evacuating when necessary, among other information.

FIU said on its home page that the new Web site will include data and warnings from NHC scientists throughout the hurricane season, which began last June 1 and ends Nov. 30.

"The idea was to make sure that people had a Spanish language option for hurricane-related information," Rich Olson, director of FIU's Extreme Events Research, said.

Those in charge of the project want to keep the Hispanic community better informed about the possible landfall of a hurricane on the U.S. coastline so they have the time and know-how to protect their families, homes and businesses.

Rick Knabb, director of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, praised the FIU project and said it will help "remove another barrier between the public and the critical preparedness information they need to get ready in advance for the next hurricane."

The project is funded by the Florida Division of Emergency Management and makes use of information from groups like the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, or FLASH, among others.