Plus, hurricane “opportunities”
Mexico’s surprisingly devastating Hurricane Otis proves that predicting hurricane intensification can be a tricky business, the three-week countdown begins to the end of the official Atlantic hurricane season that appears to have petered-out, plus the spoils of …
Vegetation seemingly helped counter storm surge
A final report on Hurricane Ian submitted to the Florida Building Commission contains conclusions and recommendations that provide new insight on the Category 5 storm’s damage and what changes may be needed to the …
Storm surge, rather than wind caught communities off-guard
An interim report submitted to the Florida Building Commission on May 10 says that Southwest Florida coastal communities impacted by last September’s Hurricane Ian were “ill-prepared” for the storm surge and flooding, …