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 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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As Hawaii mourns its dead, 'disaster vultures' are swooping in to make a quick buck

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Disaster vultures are investors who take advantage of people who lost their homes to natural disasters in order to turn a profit.

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As Hawaii mourns its dead, investors are swooping in to make a quick buck

A 100-year-old tree collapsed on the Florida governor's mansion during Idalia, Casey DeSantis says the family is fine

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Florida first lady Casey DeSantis

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Florida's climate exodus has already begun — and it's only going to get worse

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Climate change is making disasters like hurricanes more devastating and frequent, and Floridians are already being forced to flee.

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The state's climate exodus has already begun

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