Yes, hurricane-resistant homes exist, but hurricane-proof ones don't. With modern-day weather cycles, even top-tier preparation faces serious tests. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

Some Florida real-estate developers are building what they call hurricane-resistant communities. Techniques used include tying homes down with steel straps and reducing flooding with "smart lakes." ...

Hurricane-resistant homes have proven effective, but the cost of such upgrades is a major obstacle for many homeowners. Traditional financing options for home hardening are difficult to access for ...

For the past few weeks, I’ve noticed something odd at my gym. In the women’s locker room, there's a growing number of lockers out of order. I finally remembered to ask an employee. She launched into a ...

Hurricane season starts tomorrow -- don't get caught unprepared. May 31, 2007 — -- The city of Punta Gorda, Fla., never stood a chance against the 145 mile per hour fury of Hurricane Charley ...

In 2022, Dave Blancett, 72, and his wife Maria, 71, were living in Cape Coral, Florida, when Hurricane Ian hit. "We had storm surge. We lost our roof. We lost our pool cage," Maria tells CNBC Make It.

Like Helene, Hurricane Ian was a Category 4 storm when it crashed into southwest Florida in 2022. It was one of the state’s deadliest and costliest storms, but the 5,000 residents of Babcock Ranch ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A local housing developer built four new affordable hurricane-resistant homes in New Orleans East in under 100 days. The homes were built by People’s Housing+ New Orleans as part ...