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A consortium of businesses and nonprofit wants to spark conversations on how to rebuild the barrier islands so structures and people can become more resilient for future storms.

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

Favorable wind and weather conditions are reducing red tide's effect on Clearwater Beach.

The spread is heightened by the seasonal wind. For people experiencing allergy symptoms, experts recommend staying indoors, closing windows and showering after being outside.

Hurricane Irma didn’t create the substandard living conditions plaguing the rural town's poor, mostly farm-working families, but it exposed many outsiders to their plight. Now, a group has raised the money and is working to build new housing.

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.

Prosecutors claim Jorge Carballo abandoned his patients, going home after the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills lost power to its air conditioner during the 2017 storm. Nine people died.

It's ahead of a cold front that will drop temperatures to near 40.

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.

In addition to home repairs, the money will address unmet needs such as transportation, food assistance, housing aid, clothing and household goods.

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.

The conservationist describes the effect of climate change and hurricanes on oystering and explains the far-reaching economic impact of Florida’s oyster industry,