/tags/idalia Idalia en-US WLRN Mon, 15 Jul 2024 16:30:00 GMT /weather/2024-07-15/battered-by-hurricane-idalia-last-year-florida-village-ponders-future-as-hurricane-season-begins Almost a year after Hurricane Idalia tore through Florida, many residents of Horseshoe Beach in the north are still recovering. Those who lost homes ask themselves: Do I stay or go? Rebuild or live differently? Mon, 15 Jul 2024 16:30:00 GMT /weather/2024-07-15/battered-by-hurricane-idalia-last-year-florida-village-ponders-future-as-hurricane-season-begins Dorany Pineda and Rebecca Blackwell | The Associated Press /government-politics/2024-03-18/desantis-citizens-property-insurance Insolvency means that a company cannot pay its bills today. That’s not so for Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s state-backed insurer. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-03-18/desantis-citizens-property-insurance Louis Jacobson | PolitiFact, Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact /environment/2024-02-16/national-hurricane-center-idalia-report The Category 3 storm killed a dozen people and likely cost the United States more than $3 billion. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:16:16 GMT /environment/2024-02-16/national-hurricane-center-idalia-report Micaela Mulligan and Max Chesnes | Tampa Bay Times /npr-breaking-news/2024-02-15/hurricane-idalia-shows-nature-may-provide-the-best-shoreline-protection Researchers at the University of Florida found that nature-based "living shoreline" projects significantly reduced wave energy and were largely undamaged during Hurricane Idalia last year. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:00:04 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-02-15/hurricane-idalia-shows-nature-may-provide-the-best-shoreline-protection Greg Allen /government-politics/2023-12-27/florida-extreme-heat-state-response While heat seems top of mind, state leaders did not respond to it with the same intensity of a tropical storm or hurricane, said a panel of journalists speaking on the Florida Roundup. Wed, 27 Dec 2023 15:10:51 GMT /government-politics/2023-12-27/florida-extreme-heat-state-response Mary Shedden /2023-12-12/big-bend-hurricane-idalia-recovery-florida Hurricane Idalia hit the Big Bend area as a Category 3 hurricane on Aug. 30. Over three months later, residents in the affected areas are still wrangling with government agencies for financial assistance to help rebuild or repair the damage from the natural disaster. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 18:39:00 GMT /2023-12-12/big-bend-hurricane-idalia-recovery-florida Samantha Sydeski | WUFT /environment/2023-12-01/el-nino-2023-hurricane-season ‘It’s alarming to me that you can’t count on El Niño to reliably reduce hurricane risk. We’ve learned that is subject to external factors that can override it.' Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:27:02 GMT /environment/2023-12-01/el-nino-2023-hurricane-season Alex Harris | Miami Herald /environment/2023-11-30/2023-hurricane-season-close The Atlantic hurricane season ends today. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says more named storms formed in the Atlantic this year than any other El Niño year in the modern record. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:46:06 GMT /environment/2023-11-30/2023-hurricane-season-close Greg Allen /environment/2023-11-27/hurricane-idalia-washed-away-sea-turtle-nests-on-gulf-coast-but-the-season-was-a-success Each year, between May and October, threatened and endangered sea turtles create their nests along Pinellas County's beaches. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 21:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-11-27/hurricane-idalia-washed-away-sea-turtle-nests-on-gulf-coast-but-the-season-was-a-success Jessica Meszaros /environment/2023-11-13/horseshoe-beach-recovery-hurricane-idalia The storm ripped through the Big Bend region as a Category 3 storm, devastating the town's fishing and boating community. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:41:38 GMT /environment/2023-11-13/horseshoe-beach-recovery-hurricane-idalia Hugh Green | WUFT