It was more active than normal for the seventh time in eight years.
Hurricane Idalia
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Biden surveys hurricane’s toll from the sky and ground in Florida – without DeSantis
The president, when asked about his rival’s absence, said he was not disappointed by the turn of events, but welcomed the presence of Rick Scott, one of the state’s two Republican U.S. senators.
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In final hours before landfall, Hurricane Idalia stopped intensifying and turned from Tallahassee
Experts say the hurricane’s eye experienced a phenomenon that kept it from getting stronger.
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No power and nowhere to stay as rural Florida starts recovering from Hurricane Idalia
Hurricane Idalia’s fast track over a sparsely populated region means Florida’s insurance industry isn’t expected to take nearly the hit it has with previous storms like last year’s Ian.
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Hurricane Idalia exposes Florida’s dangerous flood insurance gap
The vast majority of Gulf Coast properties lack flood insurance in a state that’s the nation’s fastest growing and also one of the most vulnerable to impacts of climate change, and where the insurance industry is already under strain.