Rebecca Blackwell

Rebuilding after extreme weather disasters can be a long and expensive process. The U.S. government has poured billions of dollars into projects to help build resiliency. But as the impacts of climate change increasingly threaten coastal communities, experts say protecting them is getting harder and more complex.

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Rebuilding coastal communities after hurricanes is complex, and can change the character of a place

July 16, 2024 at 3:10 p.m.

Rebuilding after extreme weather disasters can be a long and expensive process. The U.S. government has poured billions of dollars into projects to help build resiliency. But as the impacts...

Jewell Baggett stands beside a Christmas decoration she recovered from the wreckage of her mother’s home, as she searches for anything salvageable from the trailer home her grandfather had acquired in 1973 and built multiple additions on to over the decades, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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No power and nowhere to stay as rural Florida starts recovering from Hurricane Idalia

September 1, 2023 at 5:02 p.m.

Hurricane Idalia's fast track over a sparsely populated region means Florida's insurance industry isn't expected to take nearly the hit it has with previous storms like last year's Ian. A...

Damaged homes after Hurricane Idalia passed in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., Wednesday. Idalia, brought destructive winds and life-threatening storm surges before moving inland. Communities as far as North Carolina were threatened. (Emily Kask/The New York Times)

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Residents pick through the rubble of lost homes and scattered belongings in Hurricane Idalia’s wake

August 31, 2023 at 7:40 p.m.

Florida and Georgia residents living along Hurricane Idalia’s path of destruction are picking through piles of rubble where homes once stood, throwing tarps over roofs and gingerly navigating through mazes...

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