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After ending an 11-year stormless streak in 2016, Florida enters its annual hurricane season on Thursday with forecasters predicting an above-average season.
Read More »Hurricane Season Arrives After 2016 Wakeup Call
Catastrophe Fund Healthy Heading Into Hurricane Season
Though the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund is in its strongest financial position ever as the state heads into the annual storm season next month, state officials may bolster the fund with a purchase of $1 billion in private reinsurance.
Read More »Florida Is A Tinderbox Right Now, And That Might Not Change For Weeks
Burn bans are now in place in most of the state of Florida. Alachua and surrounding counties are under watch as the dry conditions continue.
Read More »Gainesville Homeless Center To Provide Shelter During Tonight’s Bad Weather
The storm expected to hit Gainesville tonight is expected to be strong and has tornado potential. Officials suggest residents should get batteries and tie down loose items outdoors.
Read More »FEMA’s Craig Fugate, On His Replacement And Hatred For Bureaucracy
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate returned to his hometown of Gainesville after stepping down when the Trump administration took office in January. Fugate sat down with WUFT News this week to talk about his experiences and the future of disaster response. The interview is available at WUFT.org.
Read More »Regulators Approve Post-Matthew Rate Hike For Florida Power & Light
State regulators have approved a rate hike for Florida Power & Light customers to cover storm-related damage from Hurricane Matthew and to replenish the company's storm reserve fund.
Read More »FPL Looks To Recoup Hurricane Matthew Costs
Florida Power & Light is seeking approval to collect $318.5 million from customers to recoup costs from Hurricane Matthew
Read More »Earth Advocate Susan Cerulean Speaks Out On Climate Change In “Coming to Pass”
"We can get to feeling like the Earth is our enemy, when the truth is, it is the human relationship with the planet that is actually broken— the climate—coasts—refuges. Everything begins there."
Read More »2016 Roundup: Kind of Weird, Huh?
In 2016, Donald Trump was elected to the White House. The Cubs won the World Series. And Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In other words, it was the kind of year that seemed designed to make Florida news look normal.
Read More »Hurricane Season Ends After Hermine, Matthew Deal Blows
Florida ended its 2016 hurricane season Wednesday, marking the first time in more than a decade that the Sunshine State was hit by a hurricane.
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