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Severe Weather Awareness Week: Hurricanes & water

Freshwater flooding, meaning flooding due to rain, has caused 57% of hurricane deaths between 2013 and 2022.
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Florida regulators pass along $1.55 billion increase in utility rates to customers after costs from 2024 hurricanes

Customers of Tampa Electric and Duke will see higher bills in March as the companies recover money spent on hurricane prep and recovery.
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Florida PSC staff recommends that customers pay Duke and TECO $1.55 billion for hurricane costs

In all, Duke Energy Florida would collect about $1.09 billion, while Tampa Electric is seeking to recover $463.6 million.
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Ron DeSantis is calling a special session of the Florida Legislature

A special legislative session will be held the week of Jan. 27 on immigration, hurricane recovery, condo problems and ballot-initiatives.
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Storm Surge: Impacts of the 2024 hurricane season on the Tampa Bay community

Tropical Storm Debby & Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The 2024 hurricane season in Florida had anxiety, destruction, resilience and community.
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Duke, Tampa Electric Seek Storm Costs

©2024 The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After facing a barrage of hurricanes, Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Co. on Friday filed proposals to collect about $1.55 billion from customers to cover the...
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Is there a Christmas tree crisis after the 2024 hurricane season?

Many Christmas tree farms in North Carolina suffered devastating flooding from Hurricane Helene just before the 2024 holiday season.

The Scoop: Fri. Dec. 6, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

The St. Petersburg City Council approved the bonds necessary to finance the $1.3 billion ballpark; the next step is a Pinellas bond vote.
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A Florida Senator pitches a tax break for hardening homes

A Florida Senator is proposing a property tax break for people who try to make older homes more storm-resilient.
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The head of Citizens Property Insurance says the Florida market is rebounding ‘from the brink of collapse’

Citizens says that despite 3 catastrophic hurricanes hitting the state this year, Florida’s property-insurance market “continues to recover.”
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Florida regulators approve about $12 per month increase for FPL customers due to hurricanes

Customers of FPL, Florida’s largest power company, will see a bump of about $12 in monthly bills next year.
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The 2024 hurricane season was one of the costliest on record

the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the costliest in history and was the first with multiple Category 5 hurricanes since 2019.
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