/hurricane-coverage Hurricane Coverage en-US WLRN Fri, 21 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health/2024-06-21/four-lost-pregnancies-five-weeks-of-ivf-injections-one-storm A couple spent years and tens of thousands of dollars trying to have a baby. Then Hurricane Ian hit. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health/2024-06-21/four-lost-pregnancies-five-weeks-of-ivf-injections-one-storm Zoya Teirstein, Grist, Jessica Kutz, The 19th /environment/2024-05-27/hurricane-ian-pelicans-and-shorebirds The number of pelicans and other shorebirds with hooks in their pouches or stomachs, or fishing line wrapped tight around their legs or beaks dropped by 58% across the region after Hurricane Ian in 2022. Mon, 27 May 2024 17:30:00 GMT /environment/2024-05-27/hurricane-ian-pelicans-and-shorebirds Tom Bayles /development/2024-04-01/fema-flood-insurance-rates-southwest-florida FEMA representatives told Lee County and four municipalities within it that residents were losing their long-held flood insurance discounts because they didn’t follow the federal agency’s rules on rebuilding after a storm. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 14:00:16 GMT /development/2024-04-01/fema-flood-insurance-rates-southwest-florida Alex Harris | Miami Herald /transportation-development/2024-01-08/homes-hurricane-damage-roof Roofs built after 2015 survived Hurricane Ian better than older roofs, even those on older homes. Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:00:00 GMT /transportation-development/2024-01-08/homes-hurricane-damage-roof Alex Harris | Miami Herald /environment/2024-01-05/sea-turtle-nesting-season-florida Imagine the surprise felt by sea turtle lovers when the number of egg-filled clutches laid on Southwest Florida beaches during last summer’s nesting season totaled a normal year despite shorelines transformed by Hurricane Ian. Even better: The mommas kept coming. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 15:07:44 GMT /environment/2024-01-05/sea-turtle-nesting-season-florida Tom Bayles /environment/2023-10-26/loggerhead-sea-turtles-nested-in-record-numbers-the-summer-after-hurricane-ian The sea turtle nesting season that started just months after Ian hit ended up setting records for loggerhead turtles on Sanibel and Captiva island. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:29:26 GMT /environment/2023-10-26/loggerhead-sea-turtles-nested-in-record-numbers-the-summer-after-hurricane-ian Tom Bayles /environment/2023-09-28/hurricane-ian-central-florida-housing-recovery In June, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation reported Hurricane Ian resulted in more than 700,000 insurance claims statewide. While some claims remain open, over 86% of them have been closed, and nearly 200,000 of them were closed without payment. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 17:20:57 GMT /environment/2023-09-28/hurricane-ian-central-florida-housing-recovery Lillian Hernández Caraballo /arts-culture/2023-09-27/hurricane-ian-blew-away-a-huge-chunk-of-it-but-the-show-goes-on-at-venice-theatre With the help of the community, local charity and arts organizations as well as volunteers, the Venice Theatre company launched its first show just a few months after the Category 4 storm moved through Venice. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:28:35 GMT /arts-culture/2023-09-27/hurricane-ian-blew-away-a-huge-chunk-of-it-but-the-show-goes-on-at-venice-theatre Cathy Carter /environment/2023-09-26/the-good-the-not-so-good-and-the-missing-how-animals-have-fared-in-sanibel-after-ian People living on Sanibel and Captiva weren’t the only ones driven from their homes by Hurricane Ian’s churning storm surge. Wildlife, amphibians and birds were displaced. Some species have come back fine, others are struggling to survive while others yet remain missing-in-action. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:30:00 GMT /environment/2023-09-26/the-good-the-not-so-good-and-the-missing-how-animals-have-fared-in-sanibel-after-ian Sheldon Zoldan/Special to WGCU /environment/2023-08-29/florida-idalia-storm-names Since 1955, 13 Atlantic storm names beginning with “I” have been retired, according to the National Weather Service. That happens when a storm’s death toll or destruction is so severe that using its name again would be insensitive. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:54:52 GMT /environment/2023-08-29/florida-idalia-storm-names Associated Press