Hurricane

First responders cleaning up after Hurricane Ian in Florida received hot meals Wednesday from volunteers with CityServe, a Christian organization that supports local churches in meeting human needs. However, the workers in Fort Myers and Naples, Florida, didn’t expect who would be handing out the hot meals: former President Donald…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday issued an executive order expanding voting access for the midterm elections in three counties where Hurricane Ian destroyed polling places and displaced thousands of people. The move, which followed requests from Lee, Charlotte and Sarasota counties and voting rights groups, comes as…

Applications for US unemployment insurance increased to a six-week high, driven in part by a jump in Florida claims in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Initial unemployment claims rose by 9,000 to 228,000 in the week ended Oct. 8, compared to the unadjusted 219,000 last week, Labor Department data showed…

In the parking lot of a Winn-Dixie, Carl Kingsbury​ occupies an RV-style command center. On the wall is a power grid​ diagram​, color-coded in blue and pink. The crews he helps manage are bringing electricity back to Pine Island​, which was pummeled by ​Hurricane Ian​ and has been accessible ​for…

FORT MYERS, FL / ACCESSWIRE / October 11, 2022 / Regions Bank Regions Bank on Tuesday announced a series of financial services to help people and businesses impacted by Hurricane Ian. In addition, the Regions Foundation, a nonprofit initiative funded primarily by Regions Bank, announced a commitment of $225,000 in…

This past week, as Florida’s recovery efforts from Hurricane Ian continued, Governor Ron DeSantis continued to do the one thing that nearly everyone in politics has to say he’s done well: dominate the news cycle. The governor has been many months in the spotlight, thanks to a media that’s more…

Two homes in Babcock Ranch, a new, hurricane-resilient and solar-powered community in Southwest Florida. (Photo courtesy of Paul McCreery) More than 4 million Floridians lost power after Hurricane Ian. But not communities like Babcock Ranch, a Southwest Florida development that bills itself as America’s “first solar-powered town.” Why it matters:…

Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios If history is any guide, the areas devastated by Hurricane Ian will be rebuilt even bigger than before — but probably with storm-inspired improvements to local infrastructure and building codes. Why it matters: Ravaged communities face increasingly tough decisions as climate change exacerbates natural disasters. So far,…

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The seafood industry in southwest Florida is racing against time and the elements to save what’s left of a major shrimping fleet — and a lifestyle — that was battered by Hurricane Ian. The storm’s ferocious wind and powerful surge hurled a couple dozen…

The buildings? Demolished. The roads? Ruined. The landscape? Scarred, just like the lives of far too many residents who have lost everything. When a climate-change-fueled Hurricane Ian recently made landfall in southwest Florida, bringing high winds and flooding to some of the same wealthy enclaves that have endured previous hurricanes,…