Impact of Florida storms: car fires and shifts

These articles discuss the aftermath of storms in Florida, focusing on car fires due to flooded electric vehicles, stalled flood control projects, and a population shift. They highlight various consequences hurricanes have on the region.

Take a look below.

Pinellas County Government posted to their social media of a car catching fire in a garage after being flooded by salt water.

NO. 1: AFTER HURRICANE MILTON, A GROWING RISK: FLOODED ELECTRIC CARS GOING UP IN FLAMES

“These vehicles and devices are ticking time bombs” | Published October 10, 2024 | Read Full Story by Ashley Miznazi

A mover pushes a box into a waiting moving van for a family leaving New York and relocating to another state, on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, New York, NY, August 31, 2020. The mover said the demand was so high that he and three other moving companies were packing people’s personal effects out of the same building. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)

NO. 2: WITH INSURANCE AND HOME PRICES SO HIGH, SOME ARE FINDING A WAY OUT — OF MIAMI | OPINION

Why the Chamber of Commerce says, ‘We are seeing wealth migrate in – while portions of the workforce migrate out.’ | Opinion | Published March 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by the Miami Herald Editorial Board

Robert Husted walks through the flood waters surrounding his neighborhood with his dogs, Michael and Mi’Lady, at right, in North Miami, Fla., on Thursday. The state and multiple cities declared a state of emergency as floodwater poured into homes and businesses, stopped traffic on Interstate 95 and froze travel from both major airports. By Al Diaz

NO. 3: MILLIONS IN SOUTH FLORIDA FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS ON HOLD AFTER TRUMP FEMA CUTS

On the chopping block: projects in Miami, Key West and Broward. | Published April 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Alex Harris

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.