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In the meantime, 228 people are dying of COVID in Florida each day — more than three times the number dying each day in California, a state that’s almost twice as populous. And this time ...
About 50% of the more than 3 million people living around Tampa Bay reside at elevations less than 10 feet above sea level, a 2015 study from the disaster consultants Karen Clark and Co. found ...
The entire Gulf Coast of Florida is especially vulnerable to storm surge. Last week, Hurricane Helene, which came ashore some 150 miles (240 kilometers) away from Tampa in the Florida Panhandle, still managed to cause drowning deaths in the Tampa area due to surges of around 5 to 8 feet (1.5 to 2.5 meters) above normal tide levels.
Now, many die-hard Floridians are putting their homes up for sale and leaving. Right now, you can find nearly 200,000 homes for sale in Florida, a whopping 35% increase compared to just one year ago.
The CDC estimates that 40% of people infected never show symptoms (i.e. are asymptomatic), [98] although there is a 75% chance they can still spread the disease. And while children have a lower risk of becoming ill or dying, the CDC warns that they can still function as asymptomatic carriers and transmit the virus to adults. [98]
A considerable proportion of Florida’s population has characteristics that may make them more vulnerable to health impacts or that may pose barriers to accessing healthcare; approximately 21.6% of Florida's population is over the age of 65, 21.0% are foreign born, 12.7% live below the federal poverty level, and approximately 13.9% of the ...
Among 25 million Americans who died between 1998 and 2011, 6.7% more people than expected die on their birthday, and the effect was most pronounced at weekends and among the young — among 20 to 29 year olds, the excess was over 25%. [6]
The last time Florida reached such a high total was in 2018 and 2017, both years notched 30 recorded deaths. If the deaths should surpass the 30 deaths, 2024 would be the bloodiest year for ...