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In Florida, hurricane vulnerability is shaped not just by the storm, but by the way people live — in high-rises, along waterways, and across coastal communities where power loss, heat, and marine damage can complicate recovery.
- Fort Myers Beach seeks input from public on creating long-term resiliency
- DeSantis says infusion of major federal dollars will speed key aspect of Everglades Restoration
- Captiva residents urged to allow free removal of Australian pines, green iguanas
- NOAA's more informative hurricane cone a permanent part of the agency's warnings
- Photographer snaps shot of endangered Florida panther inside front entrance to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
- It may be an 'obvious' Southwest Florida critter story, but it still retains some value
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Well-known black-and-white landscape photographer Clyde Butcher broke his hip in a fall Tuesday night and underwent emergency partial hip replacement surgery on Wednesday.
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Experts in food safety answered common questions about the outbreak of cyclospora.
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A climate scientist says Earth is "passing the limits of adaptation" when it comes to withstanding the effects of climate change.
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A U.S. company in Rwanda has been providing medical supplies via drone. But even state-of-the-art technology can't overcome a weak health care infrastructure.
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Journalists, human rights advocates and open source analysts recoiled in horror at the initial decision: "The opportunities for abuse and disinfo are literally boundless," said one.
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Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is accusing the U.S. of trying to interfere in his country’s elections — a claim Washington strongly denies.
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We asked our readers to tell us how they've fended off heat without the refrigerant blasts of an air conditioner. Here's what they shared.