Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida's west coast last month, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. This included the roof of Tropicana Field, where the Tampa Bay Rays have played all of their home games since the team's inaugural season in 1998. While the beloved stadium is being rebuilt, all Rays home games will … Read more
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Two devastating hurricanes recently devastated parts of Florida and neighboring states, and many may be wondering what they can do to help. The American Red Cross is one of the organizations that helps provide relief to those affected by natural disasters, and you can contribute to these efforts by playing games on your Xbox. Xbox … Read more
A Florida man is lucky to be alive after surviving a terrifying ordeal that left him stranded nearly 30 miles off the Florida coast Wednesday night with nothing but a cooler to hold on to as Hurricane Milton battered him. according to the New York Postthe unidentified man's fishing boat initially became disabled off the … Read more
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration does invaluable work to learn more about hurricanes in the crucial days before landfall. Before Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida this week, NOAA conducted a special mission in addition to gathering regular storm information. On Oct. 8, during a reconnaissance flight into the eye of the hurricane, NOAA … Read more
Incredible drone footage posted to X (formerly Twitter) by Tampa Rays reporter Ryan Bass shows the roof of Tropicana Field completely ripped off after Hurricane Milton made landfall. Tropicana Field's roof is designed to withstand winds of up to 115 MPH, but Wednesday night's forecast was for winds of just 101 mph. In addition to … Read more
Police in Tampa, FL made a disturbing discovery Wednesday morning, just ahead of Hurricane Milton, when they found a helpless dog tied to a fence near a freeway. The poor animal was already in water up to its belly when it was rescued, indicating that the situation could very easily have ended in tragedy. Video … Read more
The Florida Department of Health has issued an emergency warning for flesh-eating bacteria ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall. NBC was reported. Health officials are advising people in affected areas to avoid direct contact with the flooding if they can avoid it because of a form of flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio. It is especially dangerous … Read more
Hurricane Helene caused unprecedented destruction in the Appalachian region of North Carolina and Virginia, with heavy rains washing away homes and businesses and killing more than 225 people across the country. One of the most famous destinations in the tourism-dependent region is the Blue Ridge Parkway, and recent photos released by the National Park Service … Read more
Hurricane Milton has today strengthened into an extremely dangerous category five hurricane, having strengthened from a tropical storm just a day ago, and is undergoing one of the fastest rapid intensification processes on record in the North Atlantic. According to the National Hurricane Center, Milton experienced the third-fastest rapid intensification process in history, behind only … Read more