The hurricane’s record-breaking cost will make it even harder for many to get insurance, experts say — threatening home sales, mortgages and construction.
Tag: Florida
Florida’s GOP Leaders Opposed Climate Aid. Now They’re Depending on It.
Senior Republican politicians in the state have opposed federal action against global warming, which is making storms like Hurricane Ian more destructive.
Your Friday Briefing
Russia moves to annex Ukrainian territory.
Ian Moves North
We have the latest on Hurricane Ian, another storm to gather strength with frightening speed.
Hurricane Ian Could Gain Strength Rapidly. Here’s Why.
Storms that intensify quickly and unpredictably present a big problem for public safety officials, who have less time to assess threats.
Ron DeSantis’s Florida
How the Republican governor is turning the swing state into a right-wing laboratory.
Florida Didn’t Preorder Vaccine Doses for Youngest Children, State Says
It was not immediately clear how much the State Health Department’s decision not to take part in distributing the pediatric shots would impede access to them in Florida in the coming days.
Tropical Storm Alex Drifts Into the Atlantic After Flooding Florida
The storm brought rain and strong winds to Bermuda before becoming a post-tropical cyclone.
Why Climate Change Makes It Harder to Fight Fire With Fire
Worsening wildfires in recent years have led officials to embrace planned fires to thin forests before disaster strikes. But the warming world is making it tougher to do safely.
Seeking Arms for Ukraine, Pentagon Buyers Scour Eastern European Factories
Soviet-designed ammunition is part of the ‘life blood’ for Ukrainian troops fighting Russia, and the United States is keeping it flowing.