DISASTER PREPARATION & RECOVERY
The UF/IFAS Disaster Preparation & Recovery website offers resources to help Floridians prepare for and deal with natural disasters. From hurricanes to floods, tornados to thunderstorms, natural disasters can impact our lives with little notice. But there are ways to prepare for them and effectively deal with their aftermath.
This website offers vital information from UF/IFAS Extension, including tips, videos and useful contacts.
Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. We have seen the devastating effects to communities that have been hit hard by hurricanes, which are always a very real threat to Florida. Preparedness is one key to successfully weathering...
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While we're in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, few of us want to spend much time—if any—thinking about the hurricane season. But, June 1 marks the official start of that six-month season, and now is the time to prepare.
Disaster planning...
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STRIKE! BOOM! CRAAAACK! Yes, folks, that is the sound of Florida's rainy season. Florida's heavy summer rainfall certainly keeps plants growing like Jack's beanstalk, but sometimes those skies are also laced with lightning. Frightening!
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