Hurricane Isaac drenched Miami

http://www.cnbc.com/id/48808328

There was a tropical storm Isaac in 2006 that followed the gulf stream, but this Isaac went west of Miami into the Gulf and towards New Orleans, on the anniversary of Katrina.

http://articles.cnn.com/2012-08-27/us/us_tropical-storm-isaac_1_hurricane-strength-hurricane-center-deputy-director-ed-rappaport

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/26/hurricane-isaac-florida-photos-pictures_n_1831782.html#slide=more246806

Miami was hit by Hurricane Andrew directly several years ago.
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Physical fitness & home electrical/hydraulic power production (good for short-term emergencies eg. blizzards when the grid is down.
http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/05/bike-powered-electricity-generators.html
http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/05/history-of-pedal-powered-machines.html

--- The Limits of Pedal Power
Of course, pedal power can only make a difference if we drastically reduce energy consumption. While athletes can produce a power output of over 2,000 watts on a bicycle, they can only sustain this over a period of a few seconds. The power that can be delivered by the average person over a sustained period of time is much less impressive than that: 75 watts or 1 "hup". This unit of measurement (short for human power) was proposed in 1984, and tells us that an average person can sustain one hup for all day, 2 hups (150 watts) for roughly two hours, 3 hups (225 watts) for about 30 minutes and 4 hups (300 watts) only momentarily.

Are modern people "energy slaves" (aka petroleum "addicts")? Do we want to remain so?
http://www.pbs.org/fmc/book/14business8.htm

http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/events/black-creativity-family-day-january/