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Since 1955, 13 Atlantic storm names beginning with “I” have been retired, according to the National Weather Service. That happens when a storm’s death toll or destruction is so severe that using its name again would be insensitive.
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Florida Power & Light filed a motion in Miami-Dade County circuit court asking a judge to toss out a class-action lawsuit stemming from power outages in Hurricane Irma.
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An appeals court said Wednesday that Florida Power & Light can face a class-action lawsuit stemming from power outages in Hurricane Irma, which barreled up the state in 2017.
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Five years after Hurricane Irma damaged Fort Jefferson, one of the park's most popular attractions, the National Park Service is moving foward with repairs.
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A judge has acquitted Jorge Carballo, administrator of Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, Broward, of causing the overheating deaths of nine patients after Hurricane Irma in 2017.
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Prosecutors claim Jorge Carballo abandoned his patients, going home after the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills lost power to its air conditioner during the 2017 storm. Nine people died.
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As Florida sees mass evacuations due to Hurricane Ian, some researchers sound an alarm about what might happen once more people choose to buy electric vehicles.
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It's peak hurricane season in South Florida... but where are all the storms? On this week's South Florida Roundup, we marked the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Irma's landfall, got an update on the storms currently swirling in the Atlantic and looked at a new plan to address the housing affordability problem in Miami-Dade County.
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Half a decade later, we look back at Irma’s impact and the changes in hurricane preparedness and response that it brought to Florida.
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National Hurricane Center data for Miami, Washington, D.C., and New York City show development happening in at-risk areas, even as climate change brings more frequent and intense storms.
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Almost five years after the Category 4 storm crossed the Keys, local governments still have millions to spend in voluntary buyout programs — but in one city, a deadline is coming up fast.
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An appeals court upheld a decision allowing a disaster-recovery firm to continue pursuing claims against Monroe County in a dispute about the removal of waste and debris after Hurricane Irma.