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Key Highlights: * Stronger infrastructure, like converting wooden poles to concrete structures, helped in faster restoration times. * The 2024 hurricane season was historic with three landfalling hurricanes in Florida, [...]

Atmospheric ripples from Hurricane Helene spread far north of Florida as the devastating storm made landfall, new NASA images show. The agency's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) captured concentric bands of [...]

Hurricane season may end with a November surge of storms starting next week, AccuWeather forecasts. Florida and the Carolinas are most at risk, even as they recover from (https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-man-refused-leave-hurricane-proof-home-basically-unharmed-milton-2024-10) Hurricanes [...]

Gladstone Land Corporation announced limited damage to its farms and facilities in the Southeastern U.S. as a result of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. While the Company is still assessing the [...]

Rick Shiver said Hurricane Milton damaged the awning and ductwork of his Port Orange, Florida, home. FEMA transferred him a total of $9,166 for repairs eight days after he applied [...]

What happened President Biden visited Central Florida this week to survey the damage wreaked by Hurricane Milton, as the soaring toll of the South’s back-to-back storms—which could exceed $200 billion—began [...]

IN THIS ISSUE / This week’s big news Funds to help after hurricane On 13 October, US president Joe Biden visited people in Florida who had been affected by Hurricane [...]

IN THIS ISSUE Hurricane Helene After hitting land in Florida on 26 September, Hurricane Helene moved on to other US states. In Florida, Helene led to a storm surge (a [...]

News Environment Hospital hit by Hurricane Milton gets water from air James Dinneen A CHILDREN’S hospital that lost access to water in the wake of Hurricane Milton is now using [...]

James Dinneen A CHILDREN’S hospital that lost access to water in the wake of Hurricane Milton is now using a device that can collect it directly from the air, in [...]

Hurricane Milton's estimated damage to Florida's agriculture could go up to $2.5 billion. That's according to estimates from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. That number puts Milton's [...]

Byline: Manav Y, Writer Intern Florida has quite a history when it comes to hurricanes. From June 1st to November 30th, the Sunshine State deals with tropical hurricanes during these [...]

Sila Realty Trust reported that its employees are safe and its corporate office and our Florida and Georgia properties in the paths of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton are all [...]

Independence Realty Trust announced that its communities in Tampa and Orlando, Florida were minimally impacted by Hurricane [...]

Two hurricanes hit Florida in recent weeks, exacerbating a home insurance crisis in the state. Insurance experts said the back-to-back hurricanes could signal rising insurance rates nationwide. The global reinsurance [...]

Uber and Lyft drivers in Florida saw gas shortages and obstructed roads before and after Milton. Five drivers said these impediments prevented them from helping people and earning valuable income. [...]

William Fulford chose to stay in his $1.25 million Tampa Bay-area home in Hurricane Milton's path. He told BI Friday that the home had minimal damage and is being powered [...]

Byline: admin Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 storm, wreaked havoc across Florida on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and leaving millions without power. According to a report from Fitch [...]

Hurricane Milton's insured losses could cost between $30 billion and $50 billion, said analysts. Before the storm hit, analysts predicted damages of up to $100 billion. Total insured losses globally [...]

As Hurricane Milton hit, TikTok was filled with live streams from people in Florida. But even though there were plenty of live videos, it was hard to follow for breaking [...]

CNN reporter Anderson Cooper was hit in the face by a piece of flying debris on Wednesday night while covering Hurricane Milton in Florida. Whoa! Cooper exclaimed, immediately after being [...]

A construction crane fell from a 46-story skyscraper and onto the building that houses the Tampa Bay Times, bashing a gaping hole in the eight-story office tower that newsroom staffers [...]

Hurricane Milton devastated parts of Florida, hitting the wedding industry hard during peak season. Makeup artist Jennifer Gaffney relies on weddings for her income, but many have been canceled. She [...]

Hurricane Milton is battering Florida days after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on several states. Tropical storms are becoming more frequent, powerful, and costly. Milton could crimp quarterly GDP and curb [...]

Byline: Andrea González-Ramírez On Wednesday evening, (https://www.thecut.com/article/hurricane-milton-how-to-help-the-victims.html) Hurricane Milton (https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-milton-tampa-florida-5f6a112986eb6e21720f0f17c504afe8) made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm, leaving more than 3 million customers without power and bringing floodwaters [...]

Byline: Emily Leibert On Wednesday night, Hurricane Milton made (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-milton-florida-landfall-path-storm/) landfall on Florida's central West Coast. In the days prior, authorities urged upward of 5.5 million people in the state [...]

Byline: Shemona Safaya The US apparel supply chain was already facing immense pressure before Hurricane Milton hit landfall in Florida on 9 October. Last month’s Hurricane Helene swept across the [...]

India, Oct. 10 -- Hours after Hurricane Milton made landfall in the American state of Florida, a senior official from Greenpeace USA - an environment advocacy group - blamed giant [...]

A string of disasters strained FEMA's relief budget before Hurricanes Helene and Milton hit. FEMA for two months had to pause $9 billion meant for communities still recovering from past [...]

More than $1 trillion worth of property lies in Hurricane Milton's path, Moody's estimated. More than 235,000 commercial properties could be exposed to dangerous winds, per Mood's. Hurricane Milton made [...]

Natalie Schwartz, an early intervention specialist, bought a home in Wesley Chapel, Florida, last year. As Hurricane Milton tears through their neighborhood, she's now hunkering down in her new home. [...]

PLUS:AOC promises 'brawl' over lightning-rod FTC chair Khan, and second hurricane adds stress to IV-solution supply chain. Former President Trump's warnings notwithstanding, the Biden administration emphasized it has the resources [...]

A Florida homeowner and landlord is prepping for another hurricane after Helene. Kevin Stuteville said he's already faced $1.5 million in losses and expects more. He said landlords in southwest [...]

Hurricane Milton threatens Florida's Central Gulf Coast with Category 4 winds and storm surge. Residents are still recovering from Hurricane Helene, which hit the area in early October. Evacuations create [...]

Hurricane Milton, the Category 5 hurricane scheduled to barrel into Florida early tomorrow, may have tilted just far enough to the south to avoid a direct hit on Tampa Bay, [...]

What happened Residents of Florida's central west coast made (https://theweek.com/environment/hurricane-helene-fema-milton-trump) final preparations for Hurricane Milton, which roared back to a Category 5 storm Tuesday and is forecast to make landfall [...]

Hurricane Milton may cause major losses for catastrophe bond investors. Cat bonds transfer the risk of weather events to investors, offering high returns in years with little damage. Initial estimates [...]

Tampa General Hospital is bracing itself for Hurricane Milton with an AquaFence flood barrier. The flood wall is made to withstand a storm surge of up to 15 feet above [...]

Byline: Matt Stieb An unexpected side plot has emerged (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/hurricane-milton-forecast-preparations-impact-updates.html) in the hours before Hurricane Milton lands with the potential to shred many populated areas of the western Florida coast. [...]

Byline: Jeff Wise The warnings began arriving by telegram. A fierce hurricane had just swung around the western tip of Cuba and was heading for Tampa, Florida. When it made [...]

India, Oct. 9 -- The city of Tampa on the western coast of the US state of Florida is in direct line of sight of a re-intensifying and growing major [...]

Florida gas stations are running out of fuel ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall. If the storm damages Port Tampa Bay, it could mean long-term trouble for the gas supply chain. [...]

Leftover debris from Hurricane Helene could make incoming Hurricane Milton even more dangerous. Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday, the second major storm in two weeks. [...]