Category: Disaster Preparation

Hurricane Idalia damage to infrastructure in Cedar Key, Florida.

Recursos para las industrias de pesca y acuicultura de Florida afectadas por el huracán Ian

by Armando Ubeda
October 6, 2022

El huracán Ian causó daños significativos en gran parte de Florida, y las industrias de pesca y acuicultura del estado se vieron particularmente afectadas. Varios recursos están disponibles para los miembros de estas industrias que necesiten ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: Acuicultura, Ayuda Financiera, Desastre, Florida Sea Grant, Industrias De Pesca, Pesca Comercial, Pgm_Marine, StormPrep
Hands holding a smartphone displaying a digital warning symbol

¿Cómo evitar ser parte de una estafa después de la tormenta?

by Luz Bahder
October 6, 2022

Creado por Kirsten Romaguera, especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. Después de que los desastres azotan un área y en las primeras horas, días y semanas que le siguen a la tormenta, desafortunadamente las ofertas fraudulentas ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Money Matters, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Dinero, Español, Estafas, Fraude, Huracán, Hurricane, Money, Scams, Spanish, Victima
Hurricane preparedness kit and contents.

Manual para proteger su casa antes y después de un desastre natural

by Armando Ubeda
October 5, 2022

Si usted reside en Florida, es sumamente importante estar preparado para enfrentar los desastres naturales costeros. Un ejemplo de estos fue el Huracán Ian que impactó fuertemente a mi condado y el área donde yo radico. Estar preparado ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Huracán, Hurricane, Ian, Pgm_Marine, Proteger Casa
Docks and fisheries in Cedar Key, Florida.

Resources for Florida’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Industries Impacted by Hurricane Ian

by Scott Jackson
October 3, 2022

Last modified: October 10, 2022 9:30 PM Hurricane Ian caused significant damage to large parts of Florida and the state’s fisheries and aquaculture industries were particularly hard hit. Several sources are available for industry members ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: Aquaculture, Charterboat, Commercial Fisheries, Commercial Fishing, Disaster Assistance, Fishery Disaster, Florida Sea Grant, SBA, SBDC, Shellfish
Black snake on a hedge.

Post-Hurricane Wildlife Encounters

by Shannon Carnevale
October 3, 2022

Native Florida wildlife has adaptations and instincts that help them, literally, “weather the storm” during and after a hurricane. However, what is instinctual and normal for them may be unusual and concerning for us. Post-hurricane wildlife ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Alligators, Florida Black Bears, Florida Wildlife, Hurricane, Hurricane Preparedness, Living With Wildlife, Shannon Carnevale, Snakes, Wildlife
Mango orchard, with flooded swales and leaning trees after Hurricane Ian

A Survey of Hurricane Ian Impacts to Martin County Agriculture

by Yvette Goodiel
October 3, 2022

This report summarizes the damage I observed and discussed with Martin County farmers and nursery growers during site visits and phone calls on September 30, 2022. Overall, the agribusinesses I heard from said the impacts, if they had any, were ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Commercial Horticulture Digest, Hurricane, Hurricane Ian, Martin County, UF/IFAS Extension

What to know about mosquitoes and hurricane recovery

by Lourdes Mederos
October 1, 2022

After a hurricane, flooding and scattered debris that hold water are breeding grounds for mosquitoes. “An increase in mosquito numbers can most likely be expected in the weeks following a hurricane,” said  Eva Buckner, an assistant ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Disaster Preparation, Disaster Preparedness, Eva Buckner, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Hurricane, Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Season, Hurricanes, Mosquitoes, Msoquito-borne Illness, Virus
Street flooded with water, showing the impact of heavy rain and flooding in an urban area

Lo que debe saber sobre los mosquitos después de un huracán

by Luz Bahder
September 30, 2022

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS.  Después de un huracán, las inundaciones y los escombros dispersos retienen agua y se convierten en criaderos ideales ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Aedes Aegypti, Agua Estancada, Chikungunya Virus, Control, Dengue Virus, Español, Eva Buckner, Huracán, Hurricane, Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Picaduras, Virus, Zika Virus

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