Florida residents prepare for round two of back-to-back hurricanes after ‘45 years of good luck’
As Hurricane Milton heads toward Florida's west coast, residents of Siesta Key are experiencing back-to-back storms after 45 years of “lucky” weather. Milton was a Category 3 storm Wednesday afternoon and was expected to make landfall near Tampa, Florida, late Wednesday night or early Thursday. Late last month, many residents were beginning to pick up […]
National IV fluids supply threatened by hurricanes
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FEMA has enough money to respond to Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Despite the misinformation swirling in recent days, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is in no danger of running out of funds to help survivors in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. The agency has enough funds to deal with the effects of hurricanes Helen and Milton, although long-term funding is questionable. “I have funding […]
DeSantis vows to punish Floridians who leave dogs tied up amid hurricanes
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) vowed Wednesday to punish Floridians who leave their dogs leashed in the middle of a storm, as the threat of Hurricane Milton looms over the state's west coast. “Leaving a dog tied to a pole while a storm approaches is cruel to anyone, and the state of Florida will hold […]
Sean Hannity rips the Biden admin’s priorities as hurricanes ravage towns
Fox News host Sean Hannity calls out the Biden administration's priorities as storms hit the Southeast.Hannity. ” Sean Hannity: The Democrats, the state media groups, they're just lying. They push propaganda before elections. … Read the April press release from FEMA's own website. It says, “Today, the Department of Homeland Security… FEMA and U.S. Customs […]
Milton Has ‘Potential to Be One of the Most Destructive Hurricanes on Record for West-Central Florida’
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Hurricane Milton “has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record in central and central Florida.” NHC provided its update late Monday ahead of Milton's eyewall replacement cycle, noting that the system would weaken but “grow” on Tuesday. The agency predicts Milton will encounter shear […]
Milton reaching max limits leads to calls for a new Category 6 designation for hurricanes
Hurricane Milton is already threatening to become one of the strongest hurricanes on record with wind gusts exceeding 200 miles per hour, prompting calls for a new Category 6 designation for such intense superstorms. 'These are astronomical numbers' Florida Meteorologist Noah Berggren said: Late Monday, Milton reached sustained winds of 180 mph and “gusts over […]
Eye of the Storm: Back-to-back hurricanes threaten to upend Harris-Trump presidential showdown
It's been a week and a half since Hurricane Helen tore a path of destruction through the southeastern United States, with the death toll rising and about 250,000 people left without power or running water. attacking the area. Hurricane Milton, now a Category 5 extremely dangerous storm, is on track to hit Florida on Wednesday […]
Is anywhere safe from hurricanes? The 10 states with the lowest risk of damage
hurricane helen It is shaping up to be one of the deadliest storms on record, with at least 215 people dead and thousands missing. More than a week after the hurricane hit, the storm has caused people to evacuate from Florida to Virginia. 730,000 Houses remain without power. Sadly, Helen is not the only natural […]
Hurricanes set to scramble swing-state map a month before election
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Homes and businesses in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina in the path of last month's Hurricane Helen and impending Hurricane Milton aren't the only ones in turmoil. The same can be said about the electoral maps themselves in two battleground states and three states where polls show the November election could be […]