During a tropical storm or hurricane, the biggest threats to life and property often come from storm surges and flooding from rain. To help residents determine whether their homes are in danger, ...

A depressing byproduct of global climate change is more powerful hurricanes—four of the six strongest hurricanes on record have occurred since 2005, and Hurricane Melissa, which tore through Jamaica ...

The hurricane season begins on June 1 and ends November 30. Read the Tampa Bay Times’ coverage on the latest on active ...

When Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005, the storm itself was devastating — but the response was worse. Despite days of advance warning, evacuation and rescue efforts broke down at every level of ...

If you live in Florida, you need to be sure that your home will be okay when the next hurricane hits. Hurricanes can be very hard on homes that are not prepared for them, but you have lots of options ...

Update published 3:47 p.m. 10/1/2022: The daughter of an inmate tells New Times that her mother, a 60-year-old Lee County resident, suffered through desperate conditions at the downtown Fort Myers ...