After Hurricane Ian, Florida citrus and agriculture struggle The thousands of oranges scattered on the ground by Hurricane Ian’s fierce winds are only the start of the disaster for citrus growers The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022
How One Animal Rescue Group Is Providing Care For Thousands Of Dogs Displaced By Hurricane Ian Hurricane Ian's horrendous path of destruction displaced many families from their beloved pets. Zenger · Oct 15, 2022
How Hurricane Ian changed the Florida governor’s race TAMPA, Fla. — Joe Biden was supposed to be standing next to Charlie Crist. Tribune News Service · Oct 15, 2022
University of Miami fraternity brothers apologize for ‘misogynistic’ chant, dispute rumors of drugged drinks MIAMI — A week after a fraternity got kicked off the University of Miami campus for chanting at a pool party about having sex with a dead woman, the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity brothers apologized Friday for the misogynistic lyrics and denied allegations of drugged drinks. Miami Herald · Oct 15, 2022
Anger as DeSantis eases voting rules in Republican areas hit by hurricane Executive order makes voting easier in Florida’s Lee, Charlotte and Sarasota counties but not in Democratic Orange county The Guardian - US · Oct 14, 2022
Tropical Storm Karl hangs on to TS status, hurricane center sets eyes on east Atlantic threat Tropical Storm Karl is inching toward Mexico’s coast Friday morning and could lose its tropical storm status before landfall. Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring a new threat in the eastern Atlantic. Orlando Sentinel · Oct 14, 2022
How the costs of disasters like Hurricane Ian are calculated – and why it takes so long to add them up The U.S. experienced 15 disasters in the first nine months of 2022 that each caused at least US$1 billion in damage. Hurricane Ian is taking the largest toll of these disasters by far – but the extent of the damage could take years to calculate with any precision. The Conversation · Oct 14, 2022
Florida agriculture has been slammed by Hurricane Ian Agriculture is a major industry in Florida and Hurricane Ian destroyed farms, killed livestock and toppled citrus trees. Farmers have faced challenges before and vow to come out stronger. WEKU · Oct 14, 2022
Weather tracker: following the path of Hurricane Julia Julia passed from the Atlantic to the Pacific, killing 25 people; plus, flash floods in south-east Australia The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022
Houses Surrounded By Water As Historic Inlet Reopens As A Result Of Hurricane Ian Several houses have become surrounded by water after an historic inlet was blasted by high seas and flooded following Hurricane Ian Zenger · Oct 14, 2022
‘We’re Still Taking Water In’: Some Homes Inundated 2 Weeks After Ian Families in the central part of the state are still waiting for the floodwaters to recede. Zenger · Oct 14, 2022
Florida governor eases voting rules in counties slammed by Hurricane Ian Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an order extending early voting and mail ballot access for certain voters who were affected by Hurricane Ian ahead of elections this fall. WEKU · Oct 13, 2022
US jobless claims reach six-week high in wake of Hurricane Ian Applications for U.S. unemployment insurance increased to a six-week high, driven in part by a jump in Florida claims in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022
DeSantis eases voting rules in counties devastated by Ian Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order expanding voting access for the midterm elections in three counties where Hurricane Ian destroyed polling places and displaced thousands of people The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022
Axios · Oct 13, 2022 Black Puerto Ricans' post-hurricane struggle Gentrification and discriminatory housing policies have driven many to especially vulnerable rural coastal areas.
Miami Herald · Oct 13, 2022 There’s a disturbance in Atlantic, Tropical Storm Karl in Gulf. What the forecast says MIAMI — Forecasters on Thursday are monitoring a disturbance in the eastern Atlantic while keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Karl, which is slowly moving in Gulf waters toward Mexico.
Reason · Oct 13, 2022 Union Group Tries To Bully L.A. Times Into Burying Racist Remarks Plus: Copyright versus the internet, roofer helping rebuild hurricane-damaged Florida houses arrested for lack of Florida license, and more...
Zenger · Oct 13, 2022 Fort Myers Beach Residents Salvage Cherished Items From Ian Ruins Before thousands of people evacuated their homes ahead of Hurricane Ian's arrival in Florida, they placed their valuables as high as possible, hoping they would stay safe throughout the storm
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022 The uninsurables: how storms and rising seas are making coastlines unliveable With 10% of Canadian homes now uninsurable due to extreme weather, the climate crisis forces people to make hard choices about where they live
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022 Tropical Storm Karl heads back at Mexico’s south Gulf coast Tropical Storm Karl’s forward movement has stalled off Mexico’s southern Gulf coast, though forecasters say the halt should be brief and expect it to begin moving southward toward land early Thursday
Axios · Oct 13, 2022 Study: Climate disaster coverage can perpetuate false narratives Racial and gender stereotypes were perpetuated by news images of Hurricane Harvey.
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022 A Katrina survivor with a disability tells her story Karen Nix tells her story of surviving hurricanes Katrina and Ida while living with cerebral palsy
The New Daily · Oct 13, 2022 Hurricane Ian’s soggy legacy leaves Florida’s Teslas in flames The mixture of electricity and salt water in Tesla vehicles is causing the batteries in waterlogged cars to corrode.
Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022 Suds? Check. Terror? Check. This new haunted hot spot is a car wash COLUMBIA, S.C. -- You usually know what you’re getting when you pull into a car wash: The soap, the high pressure rinse, the tire shine, the terrifying monsters covered in fake blood scaring the life out of you.
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022 Tropical Storm Karl heads back at Mexico's south Gulf coast Tropical Storm Karl’s forward movement has stalled off Mexico’s southern Gulf coast, though forecasters say the halt should be brief and expect it to begin moving southward toward land early Thursday