Environment
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Language barriers and lack of money is a matter of life and death with Milton approaching Florida
For the Spanish speakers and a smaller number of African refugees, new lives in the US were already a daily struggle because of the language barrier and lack of resources. Milton has turned those obstacles into a matter of life and death.
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FEMA, federal government prepare for ‘extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Milton
As Florida prepares to face one of the worst storms in its history, FEMA and the Biden-Harris administration have quickly mobilized crucial resources to support local and state response efforts. Here are some safety tips and resources.
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Officials warn stragglers to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton’s potentially deadly impact
Authorities have issued mandatory evacuation orders across 11 Florida counties with a combined population of about 5.9 million people. Officials warned that anyone staying behind must fend for themselves.
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Biden says Milton ‘could be one of the worst storms in 100 years to hit Florida’
Hurricane Milton is weakening slightly but remains a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on Tampa and St. Petersburg.
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DeSantis declines call from VP Harris as Biden-Harris Administration ramps up Hurricane Milton support
As Hurricane Milton intensifies and heads toward Florida’s western coast, the Biden-Harris administration is ramping up efforts to support the state.
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Florida residents urged to prepare, potentially evacuate, as Hurricane Milton strengthens to category 5 storm
Milton intensified quickly Monday and was expected to become a large hurricane over the eastern Gulf. It had maximum sustained winds of 160 mph.
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Florida’s Big Bend communities hit by three hurricanes in 13 months grapple with how to rebuild
For the third time in 13 months, this windswept stretch of Florida’s Big Bend took a direct hit from a hurricane — a one-two-three punch to a 50-mile sliver of the state’s more than 8,400 miles of coastline, first by Idalia, then Category 1 Hurricane Debby in August 2024 and now Helene.
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Recovering from Hurricane Helene? Here’s where to get help.
Are you looking for temporary shelter or a hot meal? What about help filling out a FEMA application? If you are in the Tampa Bay area and were affected by Hurricane Helene, there are several organizations offering assistance.
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Remembering Hurricane María: the data behind the devastation
The aftermath revealed deep vulnerabilities in the island’s infrastructure and response systems, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis and leading to a controversial assessment of the storm’s death toll, with estimates of lives lost reaching 4,645.
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Grand prize winner removed 20 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida challenge
The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day hunt, which was meant to bring awareness to the threat that these pythons pose to the ecosystem. Last year, he was the direct runner-up to the grand prize winner.
