Last fall, Hurricane Helene made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast, before moving north. As the system stalled over Georgia ...

Most hurricanes take weeks to develop, but some hit the increasingly warm ocean waters and rapidly develop into monsters within days or even hours.

Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Guardian talk to Florida residents who have been impacted by increasingly strong and frequent hurricanes.

Last year featured 18 named storms, of which five were major hurricanes, including Helene and Milton ... “As with all hurricane seasons, coastal residents are reminded that it only takes one hurricane ...

Water-related fatalities, not wind, is the most common cause of direct hurricane deaths. Rapid intensification ... some Category 4 or 5 hurricanes were tropical storms two days before making landfall.