Mashable27 天
Hurricane Irma: This monster storm is perfect in the most alarming ways
The ocean temperatures across the Caribbean and near Florida in particular are extremely mild, with enough ocean heat content to support a powerful major hurricane like Irma. The storm's ultimate ...
ClickOrlando1 天
Federal grant program helps owners raise Florida homes against flooding. How to apply
Over a dozen New Smyrna Beach homes are set to either be demolished and rebuilt or raised off the ground to meet emergency standards. This initiative is part of FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, ...
Federal grant will make more than a dozen new Smyrna beach homes more flood-resilient
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — Fifteen houses in New Smyrna Beach will either have to be demolished and rebuilt or raised up higher because they don’t meet current emergency standards. Some of these homes ...
Mashable26 天
National Hurricane Center's headquarters is in Irma's path—but it's built to take a hit
One of the overlooked storylines of the Hurricane Irma ... placement in the path of Irma, location is key. The NHC's headquarters are on the western side of the Florida International University ...
New Smyrna homeowners step closer to new, more flood resistant homes
A handful of homeowners in New Smyrna Beach are closer to getting new, more flood-resilient homes as part of a FEMA grant ...
The Palm Beach Post on MSN17 天
Amid flood of complaints, Florida insurance regulator warns insurers to follow the law
The number of lawsuits filed against insurers has dropped dramatically since that change in tort law passed in 2022, but complaints about the handling of storm claims from policyholders have flooded ...
Miami Herald9 天
Five ways storms changed Florida during the 2024 hurricane season
The 2024 hurricane season tested Florida. Hurricanes Helene and Milton brought catastrophic storm surges, record-breaking rainfall and widespread inland flooding. Communities grappled with ...
Yahoo20 天
Amid flood of complaints, Florida insurance regulator warns insurers to follow the law
A significant number of flood-related complaints' “DFS has ... As the insurance market wobbled following hurricanes Irma and Ian, laws the Republican-dominated Legislature passed in 2022 took ...
WUSF Public Media8 天
Florida-based insurers lost millions while affiliate companies made billions, a state ...
Tallahassee correspondent Lawrence Mower recently got a hold of the state analysis, which shows "Florida insurance companies ...
First Coast News1 个月
Family says state program to help hurricane victims has left them out thousands with no answers
It’s where Rebuild Florida was supposed to set up her new mobile home. Back in 2019, Wendy signed up for the Hurricane Irma Repair and Replacement program after her home was damaged by the 2017 ...
CBS News26 天
FEMA borrows $2 billion to pay flood insurance claims made after Hurricanes Helene, Milton
TALLAHASSEE — After Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton pounded Florida's Gulf Coast last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is borrowing $2 billion to pay National Flood Insurance ...