A Texas coastal engineer says a simple home-buying decision saved his house from Hurricane Harvey — and could help other home-owners in flood zones

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In 2017, Hurricane Harvey ripped through Texas and Louisiana, causing significant flooding.

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Inside a new disaster-proof neighborhood in Florida, where million-dollar off-grid homes already survived two hurricanes and residents pay no electric bills

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Solar panels on top of homes at Hunters Point.

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A boomer couple who moved from Minnesota to Florida said they 'lost pretty much everything' in a hurricane but don't regret the move

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Barbara Pelton
Barbara Pelton moved from Minnesota to California at the start of the pandemic.

Barbara Pelton

Scientists say hurricanes are growing so powerful that we need to add a Category 6. Here's what that would look like.

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3D rendering of Category 4 hurricane near the US State of Louisiana.

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2 boomers from Chicago who bought homes in Florida share why they're retiring in the Sunshine State — and what they miss about Illinois

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Daniel Mehalek with his wife in Bonita Springs.
Daniel Mehalek with his wife and dog in Bonita Springs.

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Climate change migration: Where people are moving to escape wildfires, extreme flooding, and record heat

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A woman inspects the damage on Pine Island Road, Florida, after the passage of Hurricane Ian.

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Perfect storm sets up catastrophe bonds for record returns this year as investors price in climate costs

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A fire whirl shoots into the sky as flames from the Hog fire jump highway 36 about 5 miles from Susanville, California on July 20, 2020

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Floridians are relocating to the center of the state to try to avoid hurricanes — and high insurance premiums

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Ocala, Florida

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Florida's mega-rich could pay $600K for annual home insurance in elite enclaves as the state is slammed with increasingly severe hurricanes

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A waterfront home in Miami Beach's Star Island.

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DeSantis' immigration crackdown is scaring away some undocumented migrants who normally help the state with hurricane cleanup

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Many of the workers that help Florida residents rebuild are undocumented.

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