Fort Myers beach ‘no longer exists’ as popular tourist getaway destroyed by Hurricane Ian US Senator Marco Rubio said that there is no comparison to the scale of the damage in Florida The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022
President Biden visits Puerto Rico on Monday, will announce aid after Hurricane Fiona SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are traveling to Puerto Rico on Monday, the first stop to storm-stricken parts of the United States after Hurricane Fiona flooded the island last month and Hurricane Ian devastated southwestern Florida less than two weeks later. Miami Herald · Oct 3, 2022
After Ian, forecasters watch 2 tropical disturbances in Atlantic TAMPA, Fla. — Two tropical disturbances are brewing in the Atlantic, and one is forecasted to make its way into the Caribbean this week. Tribune News Service · Oct 3, 2022
After Hurricane Ian cleanup, Space Coast back in business this week CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Hurricane Ian forced NASA’s moon rocket to retreat for now, but the business of launching rockets and humans to space is back to full speed this week. Orlando Sentinel · Oct 3, 2022
Hurricane Ian: how climate change is making North Atlantic tropical storms worse Hurricane Ian first made landfall in western Cuba as a category 3 storm, wiping out power for 11 million people. It continued northwards over the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened over exceptionally warm ocean water (which meteorologists describe as “rocket fuel” for hurricanes). The Conversation · Oct 3, 2022
Richard Johnson: Hurricane Ian brought Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen together NEW YORK — It took a hurricane to get Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen back together again in the same state. Tribune News Service · Oct 3, 2022
‘It’s a total loss.’ Iona residents left with little after Hurricane Ian FORT MYERS, Fla. — The small unincorporated Lee County community of Iona lies a few miles east of Fort Myers Beach, still closed off to the public while rescue crews search through what is reported to be complete devastation in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Miami Herald · Oct 3, 2022
Insurers face £50 billion bill from Hurricane Ian Residents are beginning the clear-up from the storm, which devestated states in the south east of the US last week Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2022
‘We are tired, dirty and hungry’: Hurricane Ian survivors leave Fort Myers Beach on foot FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — Feeling increasingly isolated in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers Beach residents and renters continued to exit their devastated island by foot Sunday, four days after a 10-foot storm surge driven by 150 mph winds inundated Southwest Florida’s coastal communities. Miami Herald · Oct 3, 2022
Nikolas Cruz sentencing – latest: Prosecution rests rebuttal case in sentencing trial of Parkland shooter Follow live updates of the sentencing trial of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022
Biden pledges support to hurricane-hit Puerto Rico: ‘All of America is with you’ – as it happened President tours damage from Hurricane Fiona two weeks ago while Democrats and Republicans fight over handling of Ian – follow the latest The Guardian - US · Oct 3, 2022
How Hurricane Ian and other disasters are becoming a growing source of inequality – even among the middle class Friendswood, Texas, is the type of community that one might think of as a “best case scenario” when it comes to recovering from a disaster. The Conversation · Oct 3, 2022
Hurricane Ian capped 2 weeks of extreme storms around the globe: Here's what's known about how climate change fuels tropical cyclones When Hurricane Ian hit Florida, it was one of the United States’ most powerful hurricanes on record, and it followed a two-week string of massive, devastating storms around the world. The Conversation · Oct 3, 2022
Met Office issues weather warning for Wales amid Hurricane Ian fallout The Met Office is warning of 80mph winds for large part of Wales Wales Online · Oct 3, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022 Weather tracker: Hurricane Ian likely to be costliest since 1992 At least 32 people dead and 10,000 unaccounted for after hurricane brought maximum gusts of 155mph
The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022 First Thing: Hurricane Ian death tolls climbs amid criticism over response Residents in Florida and Carolinas face recovery expected to cost tens of billions of dollars. Plus, why screaming can be good for you
Tribune News Service · Oct 3, 2022 Ian’s nasty swipe at Sanibel cuts deep for many Floridians. Here’s why TAMPA, Fla. — The images of Hurricane Ian’s aftermath show evidence of Florida’s increasingly dense development — flattened beach communities, boats heaved into piles, mobile homes scattered like toys.
Miami Herald · Oct 3, 2022 What we know — and don’t — about how climate change impacts hurricanes like Ian MIAMI — It’s a question that follows any natural disaster, especially monster hurricanes like Ian: Was this caused by climate change?
Miami Herald · Oct 3, 2022 Editorial: Receiving Florida unemployment benefits better be easier for Ian’s victims than it was for COVID’s Those left jobless by Hurricane Ian, mainly the thousands of people who worked in the tourism industry in Sanibel, Fort Myers and Naples and Pine Island, are about to learn whether the state’s improved unemployment website will handle the load more effectively than it did during the COVID-19 pandemic. It…
Miami Herald · Oct 3, 2022 Editorial: No, it’s not too soon. After Hurricane Ian, it’s time to say ‘climate change,’ Gov. DeSantis When Gov. Ron DeSantis referred to a “biblical storm surge,” he was assessing Hurricane Ian’s damage and, unknowingly, prophesying what’s to come in future years and decades in Florida.
Reuters · Oct 3, 2022 Factbox-Over 560,000 still without power in Florida after Hurricane Ian Over 560,000 homes and businesses were still without power in Florida on Monday, four days after Hurricane Ian crashed across the state on Sept. 28-29.
Axios · Oct 3, 2022 How Hurricane Ian's shifting forecast caught so many off guard Computer models disagreed, but another big problem was the way the storm risk was communicated.
WEKU · Oct 3, 2022 Florida officials face questions over the late evacuation order in Lee County Local authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation for part of Lee County on Tuesday, just one day before the Category 4 storm made mainland landfall.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 3, 2022 Hurricane Ian Death Toll Climbs to 83, Officials Defend Response The death toll from Hurricane Ian climbed past 80 on Sunday as embattled residents in Florida and the Carolinas faced a recovery expected to cost tens of billions of dollars, and some officials faced criticism over their response to the storm. The death toll was expected to keep rising as…
Daily Mirror · Oct 3, 2022 Hurricane Ian freak accident kills woman as falling nail pierces heart on her birthday Nishelle Harris-Miles, 40, became one of at least 83 people killed in Hurricane Ian last week when the roof of her Airbnb collapsed and her heart was punctured with a nail, according to her cousin