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Dr. Greg Postell is a hurricane and storm specialist at the Weather Channel. He tells us why the water can be so deadly.
Roughly 300 volunteers are signed up to plant a record 12,000 sea oats Saturday, starting at 7 a.m. on Anna Maria Island’s ...
Before modern forecasting, hurricanes were mass casualty events. The 1900 Galveston Hurricane killed over 8,000 people, wiping out an entire city with a 15-foot storm surge. Less than a century ago, ...
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This year marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a milestone for reflection, so a few weeks ago, I brought a group ...
The project includes replacement of water and wastewater lines along Tarpon Center Drive and should be completed by the end of 2026 ...
Potential solutions include drainage improvements, home elevation, increased storage capacity, a retention pond, and storm surge barriers. The city applied for a $5.9 million grant to help fund ...
At the heart of the system is the Lake Borgne Storm Surge Barrier, what many locals call “The Great Wall,” a 26-foot-high, two-mile-long structure that now blocks the surge from pushing ...
Some include structural measures, such as storm surge barriers or floodwalls, and nature-based solutions, like wetlands enhancement opportunities and living shorelines.