On January 19, 1977, South Florida witnessed an extraordinary event: snow falling for the first time in recorded history.
Donald Trump’s history of punishing disloyalty and Republicans’ amplification of conspiracy theories could undermine disaster relief efforts if Trump is elected to a second term in the White House.
Before Hurricane Milton's arrival, experts had warned that it could cause billions in losses, further damaging the state's already troubled insurance market.
The Category 3 storm knocked out power to more than 3 million customers and whipped up a barrage of tornadoes, causing at least four deaths and compounding the misery wrought by Hurricane Helene.
For the Spanish speakers and a smaller number of African refugees, new lives in the US were already a daily struggle because of the language barrier and lack of resources. Milton has turned those obstacles into a matter of life and death.
As Florida prepares to face one of the worst storms in its history, FEMA and the Biden-Harris administration have quickly mobilized crucial resources to support local and state response efforts. Here are some safety tips and resources.
For the third time in 13 months, this windswept stretch of Florida’s Big Bend took a direct hit from a hurricane — a one-two-three punch to a 50-mile sliver of the state’s more than 8,400 miles of coastline, first by Idalia, then Category 1 Hurricane Debby in August 2024 and now Helene.
Are you looking for temporary shelter or a hot meal? What about help filling out a FEMA application? If you are in the Tampa Bay area and were affected by Hurricane Helene, there are several organizations offering assistance.
The aftermath revealed deep vulnerabilities in the island's infrastructure and response systems, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis and leading to a controversial assessment of the storm's death toll, with estimates of lives lost reaching 4,645.
During the storm, which spun past the island last Tuesday and Wednesday, a peak of 750,000 clients were without power.
