Change in Irma’s Course Reduced Economic Loss by $150B September 12, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan Twenty miles may have made a $150 billion difference. Estimates for the damage Hurricane Irma would inflict on Florida kept... Read More
Most Florida Flood Zone Property Uninsured September 11, 2017 By TERRY SPENCER and MEGHAN HOYER An Associated Press analysis shows a steep drop in flood insurance across the state, including the areas most endangered by... Read More
Citizens Braces for Irma’s Wrath, Could Lead to Higher Premiums September 10, 2017 By BERNARD CONDON and GARY FINEOUT A decade-long lucky streak of decent weather that helped rescue one of Florida’s biggest home insurers from collapse could come... Read More
Researchers Say Hurricane Irma Made Worse by Climate Change September 7, 2017 By Jessica Shankleman and Stefan Nicola Climate change didn’t cause Hurricane Irma, the most powerful storm to form in the open Atlantic Ocean, but did make... Read More
Florida Braces for Atlantic’s Strongest Storm Yet September 6, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan and Abigail Morris Hurricane Irma, the most powerful storm to form in the open Atlantic Ocean, made landfall in the Caribbean early Wednesday... Read More
Irma Strengthens to a Cat 5 Hurricane, Threat Grows for Florida September 5, 2017 By Abigail Morris and Javier Blas Florida declared a state of emergency before a possible hurricane strike after Irma strengthened to become a Category 5 storm... Read More
Cat Models Impact After Hurricane Andrew August 24, 2017 By Denise Johnson When Andrew, a category 5 hurricane, made landfall on August 24, 1992, it was a wakeup call for the insurance... Read More
Mississippi Marine Plane Crash Inquiry Continues August 23, 2017 By JEFF AMY Military investigators are trying to piece together the cause of a crash that killed 15 Marines and a sailor in... Read More
Tiger Woods Had Marijuana, Painkillers in System at DUI Arrest August 17, 2017 By TERRY SPENCER Tiger Woods had the active ingredient for marijuana, two painkillers and two sleep drugs in his system when he was... Read More
Geologists Study Growing Florida Sinkhole August 15, 2017 Geologists are studying a massive Florida sinkhole that destroyed two homes and rendered five others uninhabitable. Experts might ever know... Read More