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Fiona, Ian retired from list of tropical cyclone names
Read full article: Fiona, Ian retired from list of tropical cyclone namesWeather officials say they’re retiring the names Fiona and Ian from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction caused by the most recent storms with those names.
Survey: 3.3 million US adults displaced by natural disasters
Read full article: Survey: 3.3 million US adults displaced by natural disastersMore than 1.3% of the adult population in the U.S. was displaced by natural disasters in the past year, with hurricanes responsible for more than half of the forced relocations.
Gov. DeSantis signs new Florida property insurance legislation
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis signs new Florida property insurance legislationFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two new pieces of legislation aimed at addressing the state’s property insurance woes and providing property tax relief to hurricane victims.
SBA offers disaster loans with no interest or payments for 12 months to families after Hurricane Ian
Read full article: SBA offers disaster loans with no interest or payments for 12 months to families after Hurricane IanIn an aggressive move to help families struggling after Hurricane Ian, the U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest disaster loans with a 12-month deferral period “before payments must be paid.”
Hurricane Ian is 15th billion-dollar weathers disaster in 2022
Read full article: Hurricane Ian is 15th billion-dollar weathers disaster in 2022With only two months left in 2022, the United States has already experienced 15 different billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, each sustaining losses of over 1 billion dollars.
Post-storm housing initiatives, more announced at DeSantis event in Fort Myers Beach
Read full article: Post-storm housing initiatives, more announced at DeSantis event in Fort Myers BeachGov. Ron DeSantis announced new developments in disaster-recovery efforts still underway nearly a month after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida.
Florida shrimpers race to get battered fleet back to sea
Read full article: Florida shrimpers race to get battered fleet back to seaThe seafood industry in southwest Florida is racing against time and the elements to save what’s left of both a major shrimping fleet and a lifestyle battered by Hurricane Ian.
Many Floridians now eligible for Transitional Sheltering Assistance after Ian, FEMA says
Read full article: Many Floridians now eligible for Transitional Sheltering Assistance after Ian, FEMA saysThe Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday announced Floridians living in counties deemed eligible for FEMA individual assistance after Hurricane Ian qualify for the now-activated Transitional Sheltering Program.
As search in southwest Florida goes on, some await OK to survey Ian’s wrath
Read full article: As search in southwest Florida goes on, some await OK to survey Ian’s wrathWilliam Wellema drove all the way from New Jersey to Florida's Gulf Coast to see if his vacation home on Fort Myers Beach survived Hurricane Ian.