Extreme Weather
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Florida’s wildfire season: What you need to know
Discover Florida’s year-round wildfire risks, contributing factors, and prevention strategies, plus key historical events and community awareness.
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Trump’s Paris Agreement exit raises alarms for climate risks in Florida and Puerto Rico
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.
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Florida D-SNAP locations announced for hurricane relief assistance
Floridians in Citrus, Flagler, Highlands, Madison, Pasco, Volusia, and Wakulla counties can apply for D-SNAP at local sites from Nov. 15 to 20.
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‘Catastrophically dysfunctional’ insurance market due to Rick Scott’s ‘sweetheart deal’ with insurer, says Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
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.
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Florida election supervisors affected by Hurricane Milton want new voting changes
The request comes less than two weeks after Gov. DeSantis signed an executive order to allow changes after Hurricane Helene.
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After Hurricanes Helene and Milton, DeSantis continues to deny climate change
The Republican governor likened global warming to debunked theories spread across social media that claim the government can send hurricanes to targeted locations.
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Florida residents begin recovery after Hurricane Milton’s devastation
The hurricane spared densely populated Tampa a direct hit, and the lethal storm surge that scientists feared never materialized.
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One day before Hurricane Helene, these Florida Congress members voted against funding FEMA
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.
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‘Document everything’: Your 10-step guide to insurance claims after Hurricane Milton
Before Hurricane Milton’s arrival, experts had warned that it could cause billions in losses, further damaging the state’s already troubled insurance market.
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Hurricane Milton plows across Florida, pounding cities and whipping up tornadoes. At least 4 dead.
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.
