2022 Hurricane Season

Six months after Hurricane Ian stormed across Southwest Florida, people in many areas are still struggling to rebuild. Fort Myers Beach was particularly hit hard by the 15-foot storm surge.

National

After Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers Beach struggles to become 'a functional paradise'

5:11am March 28, 2023

by Greg Allen

Nearly every building on the barrier island in Southwest Florida was damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Ian's 15-foot storm surge. It's left the town with almost a clean slate for redevelopment.

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Alva Sulaty points to the damage in her home in North Port, Fla., on Wednesday, after Hurricane Ian flooded her neighborhood.

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North Port residents start sorting through the wreckage of Hurricane Ian

4:12pm October 06, 2022

The town of North Port, Fla., was hit hard by Hurricane Ian, and then days of river flooding. As the waters start to recede, residents are starting to dry out and take stock of the damage.

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Wind gusts blow across Sarasota Bay as Hurricane Ian churns to the south on Wednesday in Sarasota, Fla.

Arts

Can the hurricane TV reporters come inside now? Please?

1:54pm September 29, 2022

by Eric Deggans

This is an old debate and one the TV news industry seems to have already decided — but until someone is seriously injured doing this kind of reporting, it will continue.

Two people work on boarding up a house in South Tampa Bay, Florida, on Tuesday, before Hurricane Ian hits the area.

Some don't evacuate, despite repeated hurricane warnings, because they can't

4:52pm September 28, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

People with disabilities, people who can't afford it and people who don't want to abandon their pets are among the many who can't easily get up and leave before a hurricane.

Eastbound traffic crowds Interstate 275 as people evacuate before the arrival of Hurricane Ian in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday.

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Florida's population has skyrocketed. That could make Hurricane Ian more destructive

4:33pm September 28, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

More people — and more buildings to house them, often in coastal areas — mean that a major hurricane could become more costly and destructive. That's raising concerns as Hurricane Ian approaches.

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