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Dozens of homes near Daytona Beach collapsed or were left unstable when Hurricane Nicole struck. Here’s what can be done to reduce that kind of risk.
Monroe County Commission members agreed Tuesday, Nov. 15, to increase the allowable building height in the unincorporated areas of the county to combat flooding and storm surge and moved forward
The Monroe County Commission will meet Tuesday and select a new county mayor and vice mayor, as well as vote on some land-use regulation changes to bring homes farther out
Southwest Florida has already answered the immediate question after Hurricane Ian slammed into the coast, killing dozens of people and destroying thousands of homes with record-high storm surge: Will we rebuild?
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Exploding population on Florida's coast, and climate change, are raising the amount of damage hurricanes can inflict. That combination may one day force retreat from these dangerous places, but for now, the focus has shifted to how best to rebuild.