Flesh-eating bacteria cases rise in Florida after hurricanes Helene and Milton
Florida has seen a recent increase in confirmed cases of flesh-eating bacteria following the devastating Hurricanes Helene ...
Florida ties record with 3 hurricanes making landfall in single year
This year, 2024, is now tied with 1871, 1886, 1964, 2004 and 2005 for the most Florida landfalling hurricanes on record in a ...
Florida official warns Hurricane Milton victims about scammers posing as FEMA workers
Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief Sandra Tapfumaneyi told residents Thursday that some scammers with fake FEMA ...
Florida's farmlands, iconic orange groves recovering following back-to-back hurricanes
Florida's agricultural fields -- including the state's iconic orange groves and berry farms -- are routinely damaged by ...
Helene 'like a bomb went off': Florida Rep Kat Cammack details severe hurricane damage
Florida Rep. Kat Cammack said that her district has suffered significant damage from Hurricane Helene, including "astronomical" agricultural damage and more.
Florida digs out of mountains of sand swept in by back-to-back hurricanes
When a hurricane sets its sights on Florida, storm-weary residents may think of catastrophic wind, hammering rain and ...
Florida surfer ‘Gnarly Charley,’ 62, survives shark attack — and was back chasing waves during Hurricane Helene days later
Sharks are pretty harmless. But again, I stepped on it, so I got bit. But when you go in the shark pit, that’s way gnarly.” ...
Helene and Milton reveal Florida’s hopeless home insurance disaster
While APCIA president and CEO David A. Sampson acknowledged the destruction of Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton’s impending ...
Southwest Florida's worst Hurricane Milton damage may be on Manasota Key
Scores of Manasota Key homes and businesses were severely damaged after Hurricane Helene landed on Sept. 26. Then last ...
Many schools are still closed weeks after Hurricane Helene. Teachers worry about long-term impact
While virtual learning helped during the COVID-19 school closures, that has not been an option for this crisis because ...
Hurricane Helene Eroded Our Shared Reality
Two hundred and thirty-four deaths makes Hurricane Helene, almost ignored by the national media until several days after ...