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NOAA forecasts highest-ever number of storms ahead of 2024 hurricane season

The federal government warned Thursday it expects an extremely active hurricane season, with exceptionally hot ocean temperatures and other factors se

The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season draws to a close, and a look at how 'living shorelines' fared during Hurricane Idalia

This summer brought higher than normal temperatures both on land and in the oceans. According to NASA, July was the hottest month on record, more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the historic average for the month, and warmer than any other month in the 143-year record. And those temperatures, at least in part, contributed to this hurricane season tying with 1933 for the 4th most named storms on record. There were 20 named storms, with seven becoming hurricanes, three of which were major hurricanes — including Hurricane Idalia which made landfall in the Big Bend Region on August 30 as a Category 3 storm, bringing significant wind damage and storm surge of 7 to 12 feet to Keaton Beach and surrounding areas. We wrap up the 2023 season, and learn about a project in Cedar Key that's testing what are called 'living shorelines'.

Deadline to apply for post-Idalia FEMA assistance days away

Hurricane Idalia survivors have less than a week to apply for federal assistance.

Feds expand disaster declaration in S. Georgia after Hurricane Idalia

A soon-to-be-hurricane in the Pacific brings Texas a chance for rain next week

Healthgrades Names HCA Florida Capital Hospital as One of America's 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery

HCA Florida Capital Hospital, a part of HCA Florida Healthcare, announces that it is one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals

FDLE: 4 Confirmed Florida Deaths in the Wake of Hurricane Idalia; 1 Confirmed in Georgia

Global Impact of Extreme Weather Events: Climate Change Can Intensify Frequent Hurricanes, Drought, Wildfires

Climate change is linked to worsening and rapidly intensifying drought, wildfires and powerful hurricanes, experts said. Extreme weather events can cause damage to wildlife and humans. Read here to learn more about climate change.

Moody's releases private insurance loss figures from US hurricane

Moody's said that private market insured losses caused by Hurricane Idalia, which struck the Big Bend region of Florida, are expected to be between US$3 billion and $5 billion

Floridians struggle for hurricane recovery as U.S. presidential politics swirl