Rain, More Than Wind, Led to Massive Toppling of Trees in Hurricane Maria March 18, 2020 By Earth Institute at Columbia University A new study says that hurricanes Irma and Maria combined in 2017 to knock down a quarter of the biomass...
One Square Kilometer of Wetlands Worth $1.8M in Storm Damage Prevention March 3, 2020 By Eric Roston U.S. protection of wetlands has expanded and contracted dramatically over the last five years, as Democratic and Republican administrations rewrote...
Feds Review Hurricane Irma Invoices From 3 Florida Cities December 31, 2019 MIAMI — Three South Florida cities are being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General for...
Hurricane Recovery in U.S. Virgin Islands Lags Puerto Rico’s October 3, 2019 By Alex Tanzi Puerto Rico’s economy has shown considerable signs of improvement after the hit form hurricanes Irma and Maria two years ago,...
Three Charged in Florida Nursing Home Deaths Surrender August 28, 2019 By Kelli Kennedy and Terry Spencer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Three people, including two nurses, of a Florida nursing home where 12 people died in sweltering...
Florida Charges Woman with Unlicensed Claims Adjusting of Hurricane Irma Damages February 22, 2019 A Florida woman has been arrested for alleged unlicensed practice of public adjusting and grand theft related to Hurricane Irma,...
Study: Warm Waters Boosted 2017 Major Hurricane Tally October 4, 2018 By SETH BORENSTEIN The Atlantic’s warmer waters triggered the unusual number of major hurricanes last year, according to a new study that predicts...
Most Florida Nursing Homes Still Without Backup Power June 5, 2018 A government agency reports that most Florida nursing homes and assisted-living facilities do not have backup power despite new requirements...
NICB Issues Warning on Fraud Related to Flood-Damaged Cars May 10, 2018 A young man who bought a pickup truck in Houston is now warning buyers to follow the advice of the...
National Hurricane Center Updates Irma Death Toll in US, Caribbean March 15, 2018 By JENNIFER KAY The death toll from Hurricane Irma‘s catastrophic rampage across the Caribbean and the southeastern U.S. has risen to 44 fatalities...