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Heat dome to expand into Florida after 'tropical rainstorm' passes
The Florida Peninsula and the western tip of the Panhandle could see heat index values between 105 to 110 degrees, which may end up being conservative estimates. High temperatures in Santa Rosa County ...
This Florida company’s imaging tool helps speed up natural disaster recovery efforts
Urban SDK’s aerial imaging service gives state and local officials a fast, clear look at storm damage. Soon it could help ...
Florida getting hurricane ready with new property protection tool
It’s been a quiet start to the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, but Florida residents are taking the time to gather supplies ...
USDA grants more than $675M for Florida's hurricane-affected farmers
USDA is unleashing over a half billion dollars in further aid to Florida growers and businesses in the aftermath of ...
Hurricane risk in Florida is escalating. Flood insurance is harder to get.
The Fanchers’ predicament is just one of many linked to the insurance crisis in hurricane-prone Florida. Rates are sky-high ...
Florida says it’s working on a hurricane plan for Alligator Alcatraz
With the peak of hurricane season only days away, Gov. Ron DeSantis defended his administration’s lack of a public hurricane ...
Enjoy quietest start to hurricane season since 2009; but back half could be brutal
It’s a new day, and an unfamiliar tingle of hope is in air. But we must beware the trend of backloaded hurricane seasons.
'I was shaking and crying': SW Florida reacts to Hurricane Ian episode of new NBC show
Hurricane Ian happened almost three years ago. But a new NBC documentary series has been bringing painful memories flooding ...