Gabrielle RussonMay 31, 2023
5min0
'Regardless of development, the system could produce heavy rainfall and gusty winds over portions of the Florida Peninsula later this week.'
Tag: Florida hurricanesHomicide counts between 2020 and 2024 in Miami-Dade (A), and firearm-related homicide counts over the same span for 80 ZIP codes in the (B). ZIP code 33147, which researchers said has had the highest rate of homicides, historically, dropped to the 10th ranking overall in 2024. Image via Scaling Safety.
Gabrielle RussonMay 31, 2023
Joe HendersonSeptember 2, 2019
7min539
While deniers say there is no proof humans contribute to climate change, storms like Dorian keep forming
Joe HendersonFebruary 13, 2018
5min505
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
5min228
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
4min451
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
5min652
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 […]