Florida’s hurricane season is at peak and will last approximately another two months. Review your insurance policy to avoid ugly surprises. While policies vary, here are some important general items to understand: Hurricane Deductible Your ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & Life
Is your farm or ranch prepared for hurricane season? It is important to consider hurricane prep for farms before the storm. As the 2022 hurricane season starts at a leisurely pace, there’s talk of what the rest of the season holds. (more…) READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Livestock
About this series Rising costs have brought on rising concerns. From grocery shelves to gas pumps, the ripple effects of the COVID pandemic continue to surface in economies worldwide. Adding the start of hurricane season to the mix makes ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. --- As weather experts reported of Hurricane Dorian’s forecasting challenges, emergency operation centers (EOC) in the path of the storm started assembling earlier than usual. While you may think all the action taking ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS Extension
Given the damaging impacts of hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton last year, you may want to prepare your landscape and trees for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season – and the sooner the better. “Best management practices include supporting ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
A medida que se acerca la parte media de la temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico, un estudio de University of Florida muestra que la mayoría de los árboles soportan vientos típicos de una tormenta tropical de hasta 95 mph, durante huracanes ... READ MORE
Category: Blog Community, Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Lawn, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchAfter 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
Creado por Samantha Murray, sénior especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. Los huracanes y otras tormentas a menudo conllevan a la interrupción del servicio eléctrico. A medida que empezamos la parte más activa de la temporada ... READ MORE
Category: Blog Community, Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Los huracanes son una de las tormentas más poderosas de la naturaleza. Producen fuertes vientos, inundaciones por marejadas ciclónicas y lluvias torrenciales. Cuando las fuertes lluvias provocan inundaciones en un área, las personas no suelen ... READ MORE
Category: Blog Community, Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeCreado por Yilin Zhuang, agente especialista en recurso hídrico del departamento de Extensión de UF/IFAS. La lluvia excesiva es característica de los huracanes. Cuando las fuertes lluvias provocan inundaciones en un área, es posible ... READ MORE
Category: Blog Community, Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension