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#hurricaneirma β€” Public Fediverse posts

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  1. 14-Oct-2025
    New study values the benefits of #mangroves for reducing property damages in recent #hurricanes
    Researchers used industry models to price the benefit of mangroves during #HurricaneIrma and Ian at $725 million and $4.1 billion, respectively

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1
    #science #ClimateCatastrophe

  2. "[#HurricaneIrma] was the first episode in a long and turbulent process of collapse, one that will expand over time to include market contraction, government disinvestment, and eventually a wholesale retreat toward the mainland."

    #Florida #ClimateChange #ClimateRefugees
    businessinsider.com/florida-re

  3. I can honestly say the reason why many of us in #PuertoRico survived #HurricaneIrma and #HurricaneMaria was because of #AMradio. Cellphone signal was scarce throughout PR but those who did have it used it to call the radio stations and inform what was happening.

    Heartbreaking stories, sure. But tons of people survived due to early alerts about devastating floods mentioned on the radio. It was an invaluable resource. Yet, on its way out supposedly.

  4. Doing the very normal pre-vacation scouting of where I'd have been if I stayed at the same place during #HurricaneIrma. #StThomas #USVI

  5. Rush Limbaugh downplaying hurricane Irma may have decreased evacuations - Enlarge / Hurricane Irma as it strikes Florida. (credit: NASA EO)
    Before Hurricane Irma hit Flori... - arstechnica.com/?p=1705521 #culturalcognition #hurricaneirma #science