Hurricanes Archives | The Cool Down

A person shopping with coupons in a grocery store.

Business

In US cities, grocery prices jumped 33%, and millions are couponing, comparing, and cutting back

A landslide reveals soil and vegetation near a road under construction.

Tech

New U.S. map shows 6.5 million live in landslide hot spots, and Appalachia faces the steepest burden

Residences with solar panels near a harbor.

Tech

After Irma, the US Virgin Islands turns home batteries into a virtual power plant

Tall palm trees sway against a backdrop of dark, cloudy skies.

Tech

Off Mexico, Hurricane Genevieve hits Category 5, a first for the East Pacific in 2 years

A retired Disney cabin turned into a tiny home.

Home

Florida couple buys retired Disney cabin for $53,375, turns it into a tiny home

Planes in the sky.

Tech

US Air Force paper on 'owning the weather' still fuels the chemtrails myth

Damaged palm trees are seen leaning and uprooted in front of a grocery store under a cloudy sky.

Business

Florida trims FPL storm recovery to $1.125 billion after Debby, Helene, and Milton

Workers installing solar panels on a building with blue skies and clouds in the background.

Tech

Two years after Helene, North Carolina rolls out solar 'beehives' for disaster backup

A person holding a water bottle while squinting against bright sunlight.

Tech

Europe's early heat wave is linked to 14,000 excess deaths in one week

A close-up of a bat resting on a textured gray blanket.

Outdoors

Endangered Florida bonneted bat pup found in Palm Beach County makes wildlife history

A satellite image showing a developing storm system over the Gulf of Mexico with vibrant cloud formations.

Outdoors

System off Florida edges toward tropical depression, putting the Gulf Coast on alert

Workers for an electric company working on power lines.

Business

FPL customers in Florida will see about $8 back on September bills after utility review