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Is Atlantic hurricane season behind schedule? Here’s what’s really going on
The Atlantic hurricane season’s first storms of the year have been short-lived rainmakers. Current conditions suggest July ...
Scattered storms across South Florida, more widespread rain expected this week
Scattered showers and storms will be around throughout the day. The chance of rain is highest from late afternoon into the ...
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Florida cuts state hurricane reinsurance funding, reinsurers brace for impact
Under House Bill 5013, the state’s backing for hurricane-related reinsurance took a major cut. The law lowers the cumulative ...
July 4th in Pensacola, Florida: See weekend forecast, beach webcams
NOAA is tracking a system over Florida that could bring rainfall and gusty winds on Fourth of July weekend. What that means ...
With more intense hurricanes, do we also have to prepare for more tornadoes in Florida?
To answer our readers' questions on the links between climate change and tornadoes and how we can improve safety, the Herald ...
2025 hurricane season: Tropical Storm Barry to hit Mexico as new system forms
Nearly a month into the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center upgraded a tropical depression to ...
Florida will have some permanent tax-free items instead of hurricane tax holidays
TAX-HOLIDAY CHANGESThe new budget axes the hurricane tax holidays, but some items will remain tax-exempt all year.
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Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center isn't funded by FEMA hurricane money
Florida and federal officials announced the state will build a new immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades, and because the facility will be partly funded by the ...