“It’s hard to look at these hurricanes as memories when we’re still living with the aftermath and worrying about what’s coming next,” said Thomas Demps. After taking direct hits from Hurricane Idalia ...

Joe Raedle // Getty Images ‘We’re still living with the aftermath’: Floridians brace for fresh hurricane season. Idalia. Debby. Helene. Not visiting friends, not neighbors.

But with less than a month before the start of hurricane season on June 1, residents like businessman Jared Hunt are still recovering from the catastrophic damage from the past two years.

In May 2024, weeks before hurricane season began, DeSantis signed a law that deleted references to climate change from statutes in the nation’s hurricane capital.