TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It was once argued that the trees would help save Florida’s Panhandle from the fury of a hurricane, as the acres of forests in the region would provide a natural barrier to ...

Without the recommendation, homeowners will continue facing financial harm, local governments will be susceptible to ...

Lance Peterman’s home in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, neighborhood of River Oaks flooded earlier this month during record-setting rains. It wasn’t the first time for him or many of his neighbors. But ...

NPR's A Martínez talks to Kathy Baughman McLeod, director of the Arsht-Rockefeller Resilience Center, on whether Florida's building codes can stand up to increasingly severe hurricanes. Hurricane Ian ...

Newer homes seemed to fare much better than older structures during Hurricane Ian, suggesting that updated Florida building codes made a difference. In the hardest-hit parts of southwest Florida, many ...

After Hurricane Andrew decimated parts of south Florida in 1992, state officials mandated sweeping building code revisions for new construction. Those changes continue to limit damage from storms now.

Donna LaMountain, 51, embraces her friend, Tammey Lynch, 55, after looking at damage on Pine Island Road on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Matlacha, Fla. Hurricane Ian made landfall on the coast of ...

Every time a hurricane slams into Florida, experts and residents alike come to the same conclusion: new and better building codes work. Newer homes almost always survive powerful hurricanes better ...

If Ian, the most expensive storm in Florida’s history, had struck in the ‘70s, the Swiss Re report said, it would have caused half or even a third as much damage. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a ...