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Hurricane Beryl weakened slightly to a category 3 early Monday, the National Hurricane Center said. On Sunday, Beryl was the first-ever Atlantic hurricane to reach a Category 4 level in June.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency鈥檚 Disaster Relief Fund is on pace to run dry by August. Without congressional action, that could leave Florida and other states staring at massive expenses and slower recovery efforts if a major storm hits.
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Some reports estimate that 1 million Americans live full-time in RVs, with Florida one of the most popular spots owing to its lack of income tax and perceived ease of life.
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The measure is aimed at educating buyers about the intensifying risks, although there are loopholes.
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Hurricane season has begun, and no doubt you already have your hurricane kit assembled. But vets and animal experts warn not to forget about our pets.
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The National Hurricane Center is rolling out an experimental version intended to address those issues by adding new layers of threats and a lot more colors.
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Spaghetti models are a combination of different model ensembles. They're a simple way of communicating where a storm may travel given the data available at the time.
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A final Back Bay plan worked out between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Miami-Dade County is scheduled for June, with the hope of getting it authorized in the 2024 national water resources legislation now being hammered out by Congress.
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Hurricanes and red tides could become more powerful as the Gulf of Mexico heats to record levels. But budget cuts are threatening a system that monitors conditions there 鈥 including programs based in St. Petersburg and Sarasota.
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Three primary factors are driving the insurance challenge: natural disasters are becoming more common and costly; the price of reinsurance is skyrocketing; and Florida鈥檚 litigation-friendly environment compounds the issue by making it easy for customers to sue their insurers.
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The National Hurricane Center will add inland predictions to its forecast of the location and ferocity of tropical storms. The center's so-called cone of uncertainty prediction will now also look at areas where wind and flooding are sometimes more treacherous than damage to the coasts.
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Some housing developers are building homes with an eye toward making them more resilient to such extreme weather, and friendlier to the environment at the same time.