Lake Okeechobee's Long Shadow: The 1928 Hurricane, the Dike and the Algae Emergencies
The deadly 1928 storm led to the Herbert Hoover Dike, whose management shapes discharges to Florida’s coasts and the algae crises of 2016 and 2018.
How Florida's Property Insurance Crisis Began: From Hurricane Andrew to the 2022 Reforms
Hurricane Andrew in 1992 set off decades of state intervention, from a catastrophe fund to Citizens Property Insurance to the 2022 special sessions.
Florida homeowners pay the nation’s highest average insurance premium
Florida homeowners pay the highest average homeowners premium in the nation. Four laws since 2019 aimed to fix the market. Here is what the record shows.