Hurricanes

While many people know to get non-perishable food and clean water before a hurricane, not as many people consider how they can be technologically prepared for the storm and the days that follow.

Lacey Coe understands two things for certain: the power of food and importance of community.

Castor also emphasized the need to modernize wastewater systems and the power grid in the wake of recent storms.

The funding request includes $40 billion for the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund, $24 billion for the Department of Agriculture, $12 billion for HUD's block grant disaster recovery program, and $8 billion for the Department of Transportation, among other allocations.

Flooding caused nearly $60 million in damage to Sarasota County in Hurricane Debby, according to county estimates.

People coming to Florida from up north must also deal with the effects of recent storms and increasing insurance costs.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss President-elect Donald Trump naming Susie Wiles as his chief of staff, whether hurricanes and the prospect of more extreme weather could chill snowbirds' enthusiasm for Florida, the latest tropical disturbance, flooding in Central Florida, and the anniversary of mobile sports betting in the state.

Justices unanimously upheld decisions that the Florida Public Service Commission made in 2022 to approve what are known as “storm-protection plans” for Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy Florida, Tampa Electric Co. and Florida Public Utilities Co.

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium said Friday that 271 nests were documented this year along a 21-mile stretch of beach patrolled by its teams, up from 227 last year.

Tomasko says seagrass in Little Sarasota Bay declined by about 40% with the pass closed, but didn't disappear. About 600 acres of seagrass remains, covering as much as one third of the area.

More than 10 years of catastrophic hurricanes in the United States has led to an insurance crisis of sorts, especially in hurricane prone states. Florida Storms digital meteorologist Leslie Hudson has more.

Following the devastating landfalls of two major hurricanes that spread catastrophic flooding across Florida, WLRN sat down with the head of the National Hurricane Center's storm surge unit.