Hurricane

Waves crash near a damaged building and a lifeguard tower in Daytona Beach Shores in Florida on Wednesday, ahead of Nicole's landfall as a Category 1 hurricane. Photo: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Nicole made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on the east coast of the Florida peninsula,…

WILBUR-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicole weakened to a tropical depression Thursday night as it crossed the Florida Panhandle on its way north into Georgia. The storm had sent Florida homes toppling into the Atlantic Ocean earlier Thursday and threatened a row of high-rise condominiums in places where Hurricane…

Topline Hurricane Nicole made landfall on Florida’s east coast early Thursday morning as a Category 1 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center—though it was quickly downgraded to a tropical storm an hour later—bringing sustained wind, rain and power outages to Florida as the state still continues to recover from…

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Country music star Luke Bryan defended his decision to invite Florida Governor Ron DeSantis onstage during a Friday show after the move resulted in backlash on social media. Bryan invited the Republican governor to appear during his show in Jacksonville, Florida, as part an effort to help raise funds in…

By bringing warm, salty, contaminated water into people’s neighborhoods, Hurricane Ian was quite literally a “perfect storm” for raising the vibrio threat, says Daines. When Florida residents who were sheltering in place began to venture out, some had to wade through floodwater, and any abrasions or cuts would have provided…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis traded barbs with Democratic candidate Charlie Crist during Florida's first and only gubernatorial debate. The Monday night debate was hotly contested between the two candidates, with Crist continuously accusing DeSantis of wanting to divide Florida on polarizing policies while DeSantis conflated Crist with Biden-era policies that…

Florida needs workers to rebuild after Hurricane. Undocumented migrants stepping in... (Second column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:Gov Poised to Send More North in Border-Policy Protest...Read More

Dennis Cathcart, founder of Tropiflora, a major grower of bromeliads, stands in front of a damaged grow-house, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in Sarasota, Fla. Cathcart said that the grow-houses with all their plants were hit hard by Hurricane Ian, completely destroying seven structures and heavily damaging most of the rest.…

A sweet Staffordshire bull terrier is looking for a new home after she was transferred out of harm's way amid the damage done by Hurricane Ian. The one-and-a-half-year-old pup named Snow White is currently available for adoption at Liberty Humane Society (LHS) in Jersey City, New Jersey. She's quite distinctive…