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Best travel options to vacation on Florida’s west coast after Hurricane Ian

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Southwest Florida’s famed vacation spots — Naples, Captiva and Sanibel Islands, Fort Myers Beach, Pine Island Sound — have long been escapes from Florida’s more bustling east coast.

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Six Miami players hit double figures as Hurricanes beat St. Francis, 91-76, improve to 11-1

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — On paper, Saturday’s home game against St. Francis (Penn.) looked like an easy outing before the 25th-ranked Miami Hurricanes face No. 2 Virginia on Tuesday.

Miami Herald

Pair of 156-year-old rotting jeans discovered in shipwreck sell for almost £100,000

The jeans - believed to be workwear trousers possibly belonging to a miner - went down with the S.S Central America, a steamer that sank off the coast of the US in a hurricane 156 years ago.

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Puerto Ricans fleeing to Florida

The state's affordable housing crisis has made it almost impossible for storm victims to get back on their feet

Salon

Half of community moved after Katrina

After Hurricane Katrina devastated St. Bernard Parish, many residents didn’t receive enough money to rebuild

Salon

Michigan man dies in Florida while delivering free bikes

A Michigan Army veteran has been killed in a crash while delivering bicycles to children in Florida affected by Hurricane Ian

The Independent UK

Local nonprofits play a key role in recovery from disasters – while also having to get back on their own feet

When hurricanes, floods and other kinds of disasters throttle a community, people from all over often rush to give those in need money, bottled water, diapers and all sorts of goods.

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Rustic fishing towns faced Ian’s wrath. Now at the height of tourism season, ‘We’re in a lot better shape’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Chokoloskee and Everglades City, two fishing villages-turned-travel-destinations that sit next to each other on the cusp of Everglades National Park and the Gulf of Mexico, have seen more than their share of hurricane destruction — most recently Donna in 1960, Wilma in 2005, and then Irma…

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Not ‘enough money to save them all.’ Fla. county grapples with double hurricane whammy

WILBUR-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. — Kate Rose stays awake at night thinking about her family’s oceanfront home perched perilously on the edge of the eroded shoreline.

Orlando Sentinel

USDA: Florida orange crop down 36% after twin hurricanes

U.S. officials say Florida's seasonal orange production is forecast to be down 36% from earlier estimates, in part a reflection of twin hurricanes that battered growing regions

The Independent UK

New abnormal: Climate disaster damage 'down' to $268 billion

This past year has seen a horrific flood that submerged one-third of Pakistan, one of the three costliest U.S. hurricanes on record, devastating droughts in Europe and China, a drought-triggered famine in Africa and deadly heat waves all over

The Independent UK

Hurricane erosion reveals mystery shipwreck on beach dating back to the 1800s

Tourists and lifeguards found the wooden shipwreck, which is between 80ft to 100ft, poking out of the sand in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, US, over Thanksgiving weekend

Daily Mirror

Florida’s coast at risk of storm erosion

An expert in climate adaptation explains what's changed about Florida's infrastructure in the wake of storms

Salon

Hurricane beach erosion in Florida unearths a surprise: a wooden ship from the 1800s

Beachgoers and lifeguards discovered the wooden structure poking out of the sand over Thanksgiving weekend in front of homes that collapsed on Daytona Beach Shores last month from Hurricane Nicole,

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Could Tropical Storm Owen form in Atlantic so late in the year? What the forecast says

A rare December disturbance in the Atlantic might turn into a subtropical or tropical storm this week, forecasters said.

The Independent UK

Florida beach erosion uncovers wooden ship from 1800s

Severe beach erosion from two late-season hurricanes has helped uncover what appears to be a wooden ship dating from the 1800s on Florida's East Coast

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Flooded BMW M Roadster Gets Final Wash Before Being Dismantled

Submerged by Hurricane Ian, this BMW M Roadster gets cosmetically revitalized after a complete interior and exterior detailing.

Miami Herald

This Florida tourist spot can’t catch a break. First came Hurricane Ian, then a big crash

MIAMI — Tin City is one of those tourist spots that’s easy to forget about.

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Keeping the lights on in Puerto Rico

Here's what $3 billion could do to avert the next tropical storm blackout

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The wreckage of ancient hurricanes could predict future storms

Scientists are digging deep into the ocean to figure out how climate change will impact storm activity and coastal flooding.

Tribune News Service

Hurricanes in the Atlantic inflict $110 billion in losses this year

Hurricanes and tropical storms across the Atlantic caused about $110 billion in damages and losses this year, making it the most destructive season in five years, according to Munich Re, a German multinational insurance company.

Miami Herald

Hurricane Ian soaked Floridians. Many don’t have the right insurance to cover damage

Florida’s homeowners shell out thousands, even tens of thousands, for property insurance to protect themselves from fierce storms like Hurricane Ian.

Miami Herald

‘Sand is like gold.’ The pricey race to restore Florida beaches before the next hurricane

MIAMI — Florida’s sandy beaches aren’t just beautiful and one of the biggest money-makers in the state’s tourism-based economy. They’re also the first line of defense against storm surge flooding during hurricanes.

Reuters

Disasters caused total of $122 billion in insured losses in 2022 - Swiss Re

Hurricane Ian and other natural catastrophes have caused an estimated $115 billion of insured losses so far this year, well above the 10-year average of $81 billion, Swiss Re estimated on Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: What is Florida’s plan for the next hurricane season?

Hurricane season officially ends this week. Thank goodness. Tampa Bay got lucky again — barely — but Hurricane Ian and then Nicole landed one-two punches on Florida and exposed different vulnerabilities.

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