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Local Voices: Geology may insulate county’s coastline when hurricanes strike

By Thomas Ambrose

On the shore of Florida’s Gulf Coast, the islands of Captiva, Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach all have very low elevations, rich in sand and no rock outcrops. The area of Gulf Ridge on Sanibel is only 3 feet above sea level

Local Voices: Statewide development code needed to reduce storm surge threat

Florida has a history of learning from damaging storms and adopting effective reforms

By John L. Renne

If history is a guide, Floridians will digest and respond to the lessons from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, thus becoming more resilient.
Such was

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Local Voices: Geology may insulate county’s coastline when hurricanes strike

Local Voices: Statewide development code needed to reduce storm surge threat

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