After Hurricane Milton, Get Ready for Mold
After Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in western Florida last week, some residents who evacuated the area are now returning to discover water damage in their homes. …
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Milton Disrupted the Flow of Drinking Water—so Florida Deployed a Machine to Harvest It From Air
David Stuckenberg, cofounder and chief operations officer at Genesis Systems, explains that the WaterCube uses proprietary liquid and solid sorbents—materials that absorb water—that essentially “form a handshake with the water …
Why Hurricane Milton Turned the Sky Purple
Just before Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, many people reported that the sky above them turned a sinister purple hue. A sign of …
Darpa Thinks Walls of Oysters Could Protect Shores Against Hurricanes
On October 10, 2018, Tyndall Air Force Base on the Gulf of Mexico—a pillar of American air superiority—found itself under aerial attack. Hurricane Michael, first spotted as a Category 2 …
Florida Democrat Shuts Down Marjorie Taylor Greene And Her Hurricane Conspiracy ‘Machine’
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) scorched Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday over her “very dangerous” misinformation just as Hurricane Milton strikes his home state, a Category 3 storm that …
Hurricane Milton Shows How a Storm’s Category Doesn’t Tell the Full Story
Milton’s enormous storm surge has also highlighted the growing danger from water. More intense hurricanes are pushing higher storm surges due to sea-level rise. These “hurricanes on steroids,” as Olson …
Why Tampa Is So Vulnerable to Hurricane Milton
For more than a century, Tampa Bay has avoided Florida’s most destructive hurricanes. Now Hurricane Milton may end that streak of luck, as the storm is expected to make landfall …
Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida
A satellite image shows Hurricane Milton progressing before its expected landfall in Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico October 9, 2024. CIRA | NOAA | Via Reuters Steady rain hit …
Photos show Hurricane Milton preparations evacuations
People visit the beach as storm clouds hang pass overhead before Hurricane Milton’s arrival on October 08, 2024 in Fort Myers, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Local authorities said …
Florida Hospitals and Nursing Homes Are Bracing for Hurricane Milton
Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene tore through the American Southeast, hospitals and health care providers in Florida are preparing for yet another destructive storm as Hurricane Milton hurtles …