Ian /tags/ian Ian en-US WLRN Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:00:00 GMT FPL customers to see a boost in storm and fuel costs /state/2023-01-23/fpl-customers-to-see-a-boost-in-storm-and-fuel-costs Customers with Florida Power & Light could see a utilities prices hike in April as the company tries to recoup costs related to Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:00:00 GMT /state/2023-01-23/fpl-customers-to-see-a-boost-in-storm-and-fuel-costs Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida Floridians have less than two weeks left to apply for low-interest federal loans after Ian /state/2023-01-05/floridians-have-less-than-two-weeks-left-to-apply-for-low-interest-federal-loans-after-ian The SBA has approved over $1.3 billion in SBA loans for business and home owners. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 16:00:00 GMT /state/2023-01-05/floridians-have-less-than-two-weeks-left-to-apply-for-low-interest-federal-loans-after-ian After Ian and Nicole, experts warn of health risks from blue-green algae /environment/2022-12-15/after-ian-and-nicole-experts-warn-of-health-risks-from-blue-green-algae Hurricanes season is long gone, but Florida's waterways are still recovering. The powerful storms pushed millions of gallons of sewage and fertilizer into fresh water bodies and that is causing outbreaks of blue-green algae, which can be toxic to humans and fish. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:00:00 GMT /environment/2022-12-15/after-ian-and-nicole-experts-warn-of-health-risks-from-blue-green-algae FEMA extends deadline for Hurricane Ian assistance /hurricane-coverage/2022-11-22/fema-extends-deadline-for-hurricane-ian-assistance People can submit applications through Jan. 12 at disaster recovery centers throughout the state Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:00:00 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2022-11-22/fema-extends-deadline-for-hurricane-ian-assistance Hurricane Ian didn't just bring historic flooding, but a record count of mosquitos, too /environment/2022-11-04/hurricane-ian-didnt-just-bring-historic-flooding-but-a-record-count-of-mosquitos-too Orange County is buzzing with higher levels of mosquito activity. County experts say the booming population came after Hurricane Ian. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 21:00:00 GMT /environment/2022-11-04/hurricane-ian-didnt-just-bring-historic-flooding-but-a-record-count-of-mosquitos-too Joe Mario Pedersen Ian is long gone but water keeps rising in central Florida /hurricane-coverage/2022-10-03/ian-is-long-gone-but-water-keeps-rising-in-central-florida Residents in central Florida donned fishing waders, boots and bug spray and canoed or kayaked to their homes on streets where floodwaters continued rising Sunday despite it being four days since Hurricane Ian tore through the state. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:00:00 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2022-10-03/ian-is-long-gone-but-water-keeps-rising-in-central-florida Mike Schneider | The Associated Press Florida health care facilities were evacuating patients after Ian /hurricane-coverage/2022-09-30/florida-health-care-facilities-were-evacuating-patients-after-ian Thousands of people were evacuated from nursing homes and hospitals across Florida on Thursday even as winds and water from Hurricane Ian began receding. Fri, 30 Sep 2022 11:30:00 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2022-09-30/florida-health-care-facilities-were-evacuating-patients-after-ian DeSantis eyes Ian damage, death toll at 12 /hurricane-coverage/2022-09-29/desantis-eyes-ian-damage-death-toll-at-12 After traveling Thursday to Southwest Florida to get a glimpse of the damage caused by Hurricane Ian, Gov. Ron DeSantis described the impact on Lee County’s Sanibel Island as “destruction.” Fri, 30 Sep 2022 01:16:29 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2022-09-29/desantis-eyes-ian-damage-death-toll-at-12 Jim Turner Should I stay or should I go? Tampa residents weigh their options as Hurricane Ian approaches /weather/2022-09-27/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-tampa-residents-weigh-their-options-as-hurricane-ian-approaches Hundreds of thousands of residents in the region are under mandatory evacuation orders, though some still plan to hunker down. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 12:00:00 GMT /weather/2022-09-27/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-tampa-residents-weigh-their-options-as-hurricane-ian-approaches Stephanie Colombini Floridians prepare, but don't panic, as Ian's storm track shifts /weather/2022-09-26/floridians-prepare-but-dont-panic-as-ians-storm-track-shifts Many stores had plenty of water and supplies on hand Sunday in the greater Tampa Bay region, days before the expected arrival of Ian. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 15:00:00 GMT /weather/2022-09-26/floridians-prepare-but-dont-panic-as-ians-storm-track-shifts Kerry Sheridan