My friends from Florida are still picking up the pieces from Hurricane Idalia, and it might be days, if not weeks, before they, along with authorities, residents, and insurers, have a clear picture of the damage caused by the storm. Nonetheless, we can already see three valuable lessons that Florida, and all the other states, … Read more
A rare blue supermoon could raise tides above normal just as Hurricane Idalia takes aim at Florida’s west coast, exacerbating flooding from the storm. The moon will be closest to the Earth on Wednesday, the same day Idalia is expected to make landfall in Florida. While a supermoon can make for a spectacular backdrop in … Read more
Idalia strengthened into a hurricane early Tuesday and is forecast to intensify quickly into an extremely dangerous major hurricane before making landfall over Florida’s Gulf Coast Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center says. Its path is expected to impact a wide central portion of the state, including cities such as Tampa and Orlando. It’s likely to … Read more