The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, coordinates major rescue operations that would overwhelm local officials after significant catastrophes like hurricanes and floods that strike the United States.
It was the second time in two weeks that a strong hurricane had struck the Southeast, and Hurricane Milton left behind widespread destruction as it made landfall in Florida on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm.
The Florida Keys are a string of islands located just to the south of the state’s mainland.The southernmost tip is Key West. Because of its location, migrants—especially those from Haiti and Cuba—find it to be a natural first stop and eventual home.
Coral reefs off the coast of Florida, USA, are hurting from warmer ocean temperatures. For VOA, Genia Dulot examined what is happening.
On the northeastern corner of Florida, the Spanish established a settlement several decades before the English colonized Jamestown and the pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Roock.Although,St. Augustine is the oldest city in the United States, many people have never heard of it.
The staggering damage and death toll from Hurricane Ian, which is wreaking havoc in Florida, reveal just how devastating it was. Residents of Lee County, which was severely damaged by the hurricane, describe its horrors
Florida is known for its beaches but keeping them clean is hard work
Two years have passed since a gunman shot and killed 17 people on Valentine’s Day in Parkland, Florida. Whether it’s they have taken to activism, moved to a city, or continued their lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the event continues to shape the lives of all those affected
Gainesville, has a plaza with a stage named after Bo Diddley, the famous American singer, song writer and guaritist Ellas McDaniel where bands perform free Friday
night concerts all Summer.