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Expert warns that Trump’s administration’s denial of science and lack of action on climate change will affect vulnerable coastal communities and even inland regions, as well as coastal areas like Puerto Rico and Florida.
BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — The world's only Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, are found in piney and marshy wetlands bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico on the Florida Keys. For years, their biggest threat was being struck by...
Mucarsel-Powell, who is running to unseat Sen. Scott in November, is also calling him out for vetoing safeguards on the insurance industry and refusing to recognize the growing threat of climate change.
Trump’s lies have had real-world consequences; Americans in affected communities have been reluctant to apply for aid, have worried about whether their homes or land will be seized, and have claimed FEMA has ignored or abandoned rescue efforts in communities.
The Republican governor likened global warming to debunked theories spread across social media that claim the government can send hurricanes to targeted locations.
The hurricane spared densely populated Tampa a direct hit, and the lethal storm surge that scientists feared never materialized.
In response, Florida congressman Maxwell Frost and more than 40 of Democrats nationwide are calling for House Speaker Mike Johnson to hold a vote on additional funding for FEMA and small businesses.
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.
