/tags/hurricane-ian Hurricane Ian en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:00:00 GMT /weather/2025-08-04/a-study-shows-currents-in-the-gulf-slowed-down-fueling-hurricane-ians-wrath-in-2022 Underwater currents in the Gulf should be monitored when a hurricane approaches Florida. A new study shows the current slowed just before Hurricane Ian turned into a monster Category 5 storm in 2022. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:00:00 GMT /weather/2025-08-04/a-study-shows-currents-in-the-gulf-slowed-down-fueling-hurricane-ians-wrath-in-2022 Steve Newborn /florida-news/2025-06-02/hurricane-ian-recovery-fort-myers-beach As new buildings go up along the flood-prone Gulf coast at 15 to 20 feet off the ground, the future of Florida's infrastructure "looks high." Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:51:08 GMT /florida-news/2025-06-02/hurricane-ian-recovery-fort-myers-beach Jessica Meszaros /health/2024-06-21/four-lost-pregnancies-five-weeks-of-ivf-injections-one-storm A couple spent years and tens of thousands of dollars trying to have a baby. Then Hurricane Ian hit. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health/2024-06-21/four-lost-pregnancies-five-weeks-of-ivf-injections-one-storm Zoya Teirstein, Grist, Jessica Kutz, The 19th /environment/2024-05-27/hurricane-ian-pelicans-and-shorebirds The number of pelicans and other shorebirds with hooks in their pouches or stomachs, or fishing line wrapped tight around their legs or beaks dropped by 58% across the region after Hurricane Ian in 2022. Mon, 27 May 2024 17:30:00 GMT /environment/2024-05-27/hurricane-ian-pelicans-and-shorebirds Tom Bayles /development/2024-04-01/fema-flood-insurance-rates-southwest-florida FEMA representatives told Lee County and four municipalities within it that residents were losing their long-held flood insurance discounts because they didn’t follow the federal agency’s rules on rebuilding after a storm. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 14:00:16 GMT /development/2024-04-01/fema-flood-insurance-rates-southwest-florida Alex Harris | Miami Herald /transportation-development/2024-01-08/homes-hurricane-damage-roof Roofs built after 2015 survived Hurricane Ian better than older roofs, even those on older homes. Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:00:00 GMT /transportation-development/2024-01-08/homes-hurricane-damage-roof Alex Harris | Miami Herald /environment/2024-01-05/sea-turtle-nesting-season-florida Imagine the surprise felt by sea turtle lovers when the number of egg-filled clutches laid on Southwest Florida beaches during last summer’s nesting season totaled a normal year despite shorelines transformed by Hurricane Ian. Even better: The mommas kept coming. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 15:07:44 GMT /environment/2024-01-05/sea-turtle-nesting-season-florida Tom Bayles /environment/2023-10-26/loggerhead-sea-turtles-nested-in-record-numbers-the-summer-after-hurricane-ian The sea turtle nesting season that started just months after Ian hit ended up setting records for loggerhead turtles on Sanibel and Captiva island. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:29:26 GMT /environment/2023-10-26/loggerhead-sea-turtles-nested-in-record-numbers-the-summer-after-hurricane-ian Tom Bayles /environment/2023-09-28/hurricane-ian-central-florida-housing-recovery In June, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation reported Hurricane Ian resulted in more than 700,000 insurance claims statewide. While some claims remain open, over 86% of them have been closed, and nearly 200,000 of them were closed without payment. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 17:20:57 GMT /environment/2023-09-28/hurricane-ian-central-florida-housing-recovery Lillian Hernández Caraballo /arts-culture/2023-09-27/hurricane-ian-blew-away-a-huge-chunk-of-it-but-the-show-goes-on-at-venice-theatre With the help of the community, local charity and arts organizations as well as volunteers, the Venice Theatre company launched its first show just a few months after the Category 4 storm moved through Venice. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:28:35 GMT /arts-culture/2023-09-27/hurricane-ian-blew-away-a-huge-chunk-of-it-but-the-show-goes-on-at-venice-theatre Cathy Carter