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Flamingos are making a home in Florida again after 100 years – an ecologist explains why they may be returning for good

Hurricane Idalia blew a flamboyance, or flock, of 300-400 flamingos that was likely migrating between the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba off course in August 2023 and unceremoniously deposited the birds across a wide swath of the eastern United States, from Florida’s Gulf Coast all the way up to Wisconsin and…

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Florida communities hit three times by hurricanes grapple with how and whether to rebuild

It was just a month ago that Brooke Hiers left the state-issued emergency trailer where her family had lived after Hurricane Idalia slammed into her home on Florida's Gulf Coast in August of 2023

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Pinellas County Residents Urged To Seek Shelter Before Noon

Residents of Pinellas County urged to seek shelter before noon as Hurricane Idalia approaches, with storm surge projected at 5 to 8 feet.

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Hurricane Debby Damages Resort Destroyed By Hurricane Idalia About A Year Ago

Firefly Resort Cottages in Cedar Key, Florida, faced challenges from hurricanes since 2018. Owners Ian Maki and his husband showed resilience and adaptabil...

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Citrus County Officials Monitor Hurricane Debby's Storm Surge

Citrus County, Florida, monitors Hurricane Debby's storm surge post-Hurricane Idalia, aiming to avoid significant water damage. Officials are prepared for ...

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Hurricane Idalia Devastates Florida's Big Bend Area

Learn about the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia in Florida's Big Bend area and the ongoing recovery efforts post-devastation.

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Battered by Hurricane Idalia last year, Florida village ponders future as hurricane season begins

Almost a year after Hurricane Idalia tore through Florida, many residents of Horseshoe Beach in the north are still recovering

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Hurricane Idalia shows nature may provide the best shoreline protection

Researchers at the University of Florida found that nature-based "living shoreline" projects significantly reduced wave energy and were largely undamaged during Hurricane Idalia last year.

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Climate change is a fiscal disaster for local governments − our study shows how it's testing communities in Florida

Climate change is affecting communities nationwide, but Florida often seems like ground zero. In September 2022, Hurricane Ian devastated southwest Florida, killing at least 156 people and causing an estimated US$113 billion in damages. Then Hurricane Idalia shut down the Florida Panhandle in September 2023, augmented by a blue supermoon…

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Florida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia could be up to $371M

Florida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million and $371 million, with producers also suffering widespread damage to such infrastructure as irrigation rigs and fences

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Florida agriculture losses between $78M and $371M from Hurricane Idalia, preliminary estimate says

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Man who crashed car hours before Hurricane Idalia's landfall is fourth Florida death

Officials say a fatal single-vehicle crash just hours before Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida has been declared the state’s fourth death from the Category 3 storm

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US sets record for billion-dollar weather disasters in a year -- and there's still 4 months to go

The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia’s watery storm surge helped push the United States to an annual record for the number of weather disasters that cost at least $1 billion

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DeSantis struggles to shake Hurricane Idalia’s dark clouds after snub to Biden

Florida governor trying to rescue his flailing presidential campaign, which has been further scarred by ‘petty and small’ snub of Biden’s visit

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President Biden declares 3 Georgia counties are eligible for disaster aid after Hurricane Idalia

President Joe Biden is approving a disaster declaration for three Georgia counties following Hurricane Idalia’s sprint across the state

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Man struck by tree while cleaning hurricane debris is third Florida death from Hurricane Idalia

Officials say an elderly man who was cleaning debris from Hurricane Idalia in north Florida when a tree fell on him has been declared the state’s third death from the Category 3 storm

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Windsurfer who went missing during Hurricane Idalia is found dead

Greggory Johnston, 60, went missing off Florida‘s Space Coast on Wednesday

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Not in the Yucatan anymore: Hurricane Idalia flung flamingos across the eastern U.S.

Flamingos have been found as far north as Pennsylvania after Hurricane Idalia struck Florida last week. But the birds were likely blown in all the way from the Yucatan Peninsula.

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Missing windsurfer from Space Coast is second Idalia death in Florida

A windsurfer who went missing off Florida’s Space Coast the day after Hurricane Idalia made landfall last week has been declared the state’s second death from the Category 3 storm

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Missing windsurfer from Space Coast is second Florida death from Idalia

A windsurfer who went missing off Florida’s Space Coast the day after Hurricane Idalia made landfall last week has been declared the state’s second death from the Category 3 storm

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Cave Run flamingo is not one of 200 invasive species causing problems in Kentucky

The Labor Day sight of a flamingo in Rowan County is likely a result of the bird being blown off course by Hurricane Idalia. That’s according to the state Fish and Wildlife Resources Department. Zack Couch is the non-game program coordinator for the department. He said the flamingo may be…

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Christie says DeSantis put 'politics ahead of his job' by not seeing Biden during hurricane visit

Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis put “politics ahead of his job” by declining to meet with President Joe Biden during Biden's weekend visit to survey Hurricane Idalia’s damage in DeSantis’ state

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Climate change is destroying reefs, but the effects are more than ecological – coral's been woven into culture and spirituality for centuries

Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Aug. 30, 2023, bringing surging seas and winds over 100 mph. Meanwhile, another climate emergency has been unfolding along Florida’s coast this summer: a marine heat wave bleaching corals throughout the world’s third-largest barrier reef.

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Florida fishing village Horseshoe Beach hopes to maintain its charm after being walloped by Idalia

The remote fishing village of Horseshoe Beach, Florida, took much of the pounding from Hurricane Idalia when it struck as a Category 3 storm last week

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During post-storm tour, Biden praises Florida residents for their 'remarkable' spirit

The president visited the city of Live Oak in northern Florida, about an hour northeast of where Hurricane Idalia made landfall earlier this week.

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