Property insurance: 10 facts about rising premiums and the role of climate change
Floridians face challenges in the cost and availability of homeowners insurance as climate risks increase.
Tag: Hurricane Helene
Cedar Key among America’s most endangered historic places
The Florida city was devastated by Hurricane Helene and faces increasing flooding threats due to sea level rise.
Florida’s fires are not just natural disasters – they’re climate warnings
Wildfires have scorched more than 57,000 acres of Florida land this year alone.
With hurricane season looming, cuts to NOAA will make Florida less safe
There is no justification for life-risking layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
FEMA grant cancellations spark Florida outcry as hurricane season looms
The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program had distributed $5 billion nationwide in the last five years.
NOAA’s workforce cuts could cost lives in Florida
We can thank NOAA and the National Weather Service for protecting our communities as weather events worsen.
Update Florida’s aging infrastructure to build a cleaner, more resilient future
Three severe weather storms in three months highlights Florida’s need to update infrastructure now.
US power grids are vulnerable to extreme weather
Different kinds of severe weather, including multiple kinds at once, have different impacts on the grid in different places.
Who should pay for climate disasters?
Some states are landing on a straightforward answer: fossil fuel companies.
Florida must be better prepared for climate-driven disasters
Early warning systems, resilient infrastructure and nature-based solutions are cost effective in reducing economic losses.