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The beach town is known for its quaint, colorful shops and homes. Many people are embracing the reputation and creating art from the hurricane debris that still litters the island.

The latest nesting count for Everglades wading birds found the birds had the second-best nesting season since counting began in 1996.

Climate change is making flooding and wind damage from hurricanes more common in the U.S. That means dangerous storms are getting more frequent, even though the total number of storms isn't changing.

Florida’s wetlands have historically served as natural sponges but are now filled with explosive growth and development. Throw in climate change concerns, and many wonder whether 2022’s flooding represents a new norm.

The tourism marketing agency is spending $1 million on a campaign to show the state was not “completely destroyed” by the storm and is open for enjoyment.

Four months after Hurricane Ian, shards of debris have been washed onto the coast and lawns, and there is a spike in the number of cases of very dangerous flesh-eating bacteria.

The AM Best report focused, in part, on reinsurance, which is backup coverage that insurers buy to help pay claims for such things as hurricanes. Florida-based carriers rely heavily on reinsurance, but prices have soared and coverage has become harder to find.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says Nicole may not be as "significant" as Ian, but he expressed concern it would cause flooding and further damage coastal areas that sustained erosion in the September hurricane.

Nicole made landfall as a hurricane today near Vero Beach, but the brunt of the damage was along the East Coast well north of there. By late morning, the storm was centered between Tampa and Orlando with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph.

Instead of noon Saturday, county supervisors of elections have until noon Monday to submit the first set of unofficial returns from Tuesday’s elections.

NASA is again postponing the launch of its new moon rocket because of a storm threatening the Florida coast.

The marine lab has been growing coral at a Summerland Key facility since 2000. Even as Ian sideswiped the Keys, researchers were hosting a conference to teach reef restoration techniques to other scientists.