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As Hurricane Milton, a powerful and potentially catastrophic storm, approaches Florida’s Gulf Coast, several jails and prisons located within mandatory evacuation zones will not evacuate incarcerated individuals. This decision has sparked growing concerns for the safety of thousands of incarcerated residents in the state’s correctional facilities. Among the jails refusing to evacuate is Manatee County…

Hurricane Milton’s structure has started to change due to the onset of strong southwesterly shear, which the University of Wisconsin’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (UW-CIMSS) is analyzing to be between 30 and 35 knots. The cloud canopy has become more asymmetric, with dry air infiltrating the western side of the circulation. The eye…

Hurricane Milton continues to intensify as it approaches Florida, bringing with it the potential for catastrophic damage to condos and other coastal structures already under pressure from the state’s new inspection laws. Recent microwave images and data from Hurricane Hunter aircraft reveal that Milton completed an eyewall replacement overnight. The new, more powerful eyewall has…

As Hurricane Milton advances toward Florida, concerns are growing over the devastation it could bring, not just from the storm itself, but from the debris left over from Hurricane Helene. Less than two weeks ago, Helene swept through Florida, leaving destruction in its wake. Although the Gulf communities avoided a direct hit, the storm’s vast…