Joe HendersonSeptember 2, 2019
7min9
While deniers say there is no proof humans contribute to climate change, storms like Dorian keep forming
Tag: Florida hurricanesOtherwise, will the next Bad Boys sequel bother with Miami?
Joe HendersonSeptember 2, 2019
News Service Of FloridaDecember 1, 2018
8min5
For the third consecutive year, after a decade reprieve, Florida in 2018 was tested by the force of a massive hurricane. The slightly above-average season, which began June 1 and was ending Friday, began early for Florida. Tropical Storm Alberto brought maximum sustained winds of 45 mph to North Florida in late May. But for […]
Joe HendersonFebruary 13, 2018
5min3
Memo to all Florida coastal residents: You might want to stock up on canned goods, rafts, and life vests. There’s a big wind comin’ out of Washington and it is aimed right at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – you know it better as NOAA – and this state we all call home. The […]
Joe HendersonSeptember 18, 2017
5min1
Hurricane Irma rammed home the point that Floridians need leaders to provide more than a mop to deal with the damage and misery these mega-storms bring. We just got overwhelmed by a natural disaster that showed again how vulnerable we are. Climate change – yes, deniers, it is real – will likely bring more storms […]
Michael MolineSeptember 16, 2016
4min9
State regulators approved premium increases averaging 6.4 percent on homeowner policies issued by Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s state-run insurer of last resort. The Office of Insurance Regulation pared down that increase slightly from the 6.9 percent Citizens sought during a rate hearing last month. You can read the order here. The office approved rate […]
Peter SchorschOctober 26, 2015
5min14
In the wake of Hurricane Patricia‘s thrashing of Mexico, a pair of conservative think tanks are warning Florida to fix its storm-related insurance system. The James Madison Institute and R Street Institute released a policy brief last week,”Shoring Up Florida’s Property Insurance Market,” in which the organizations argue for the Legislature to pass reforms to “eliminate cost […]