Articles for Mexico Beach

Residents on this California shoreline feel like they are 'trapped in a portable toilet' as beach remains closed for more than 700 days straight due to raw sewage floating in from Mexico
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Residents on this California shoreline feel like they are 'trapped in a portable toilet' as beach remains closed for more than 700 days straight due to raw sewage floating in from Mexico

Daily Mail  

Residents of a small coastal city in California said they've been 'trapped in a portable toilet' after 700 consecutive days of beach closures. Residents of Imperial Beach, a small town located a 20-minute drive from San Diego in California, said they've been 'trapped in a portable toilet' after 700 consecutive days of beach closures For the past four years, residents …

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Luann de Lesseps, 58, parades around in string bikini after jetting from New York City stomping ground to Mexico for beach break
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Luann de Lesseps, 58, parades around in string bikini after jetting from New York City stomping ground to Mexico for beach break

Daily Mail  

Luann de Lesseps showed off her incredible physique in Mexico on Thursday. The Real Housewives of New York City star, 58, modeled a tiny gray string bikini and wore a woven crossbody bag as she enjoyed a stroll on the beach with her friends. The Real Housewives of New York City star, 58, modeled a tiny gray string bikini and …

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Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too
1 year, 2 months ago

Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too

LA Times  

Devastation from Hurricane Michael is visible including the area around Bonny Paulson’s home, center top, in Mexico Beach, Fla., on Oct. 12, 2018. Some developers are building homes like Paulson’s with an eye toward making them more resilient to the extreme weather that’s increasing with climate change, and friendlier to the environment at the same time. Pearl Homes CEO Marshall …

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Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too
1 year, 2 months ago

Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That resonates with Paulson, in Mexico Beach, who …

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A tiny Florida beach town is rebuilding after a hurricane. Is it becoming a preserve of the rich?
2 years, 2 months ago

A tiny Florida beach town is rebuilding after a hurricane. Is it becoming a preserve of the rich?

LA Times  

The new homes, painted in tropical shades of turquoise, turmeric and papaya, loom above the sugar white sand, perched on concrete and rebar columns that are at least 8 feet tall. “Visiting Mexico Beach gives you that pleasant feeling that you’ve just stepped back in time,” the city’s website boasted in 2016, noting that Mexico Beach did not even have …

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Lessons from Hurricane Michael being applied to Ian recovery
2 years, 2 months ago

Lessons from Hurricane Michael being applied to Ian recovery

Associated Press  

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Four years before Category 4 Ian wiped out parts of southwest Florida, the state’s Panhandle had its own encounter with an even stronger hurricane, Michael. “When we had our afternoon meetings at the food truck, all we talked about is, ‘What are we going to do tomorrow?’ — not what didn’t get done four days ago,” …

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The Latest: Nestor brings rain, tornado warnings to Georgia
5 years, 2 months ago

The Latest: Nestor brings rain, tornado warnings to Georgia

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The Latest on Tropical Storm Nestor : 8:35 p.m. Former Tropical Storm Nestor has spread heavy rains over a large part of Georgia and triggered warnings for two potential twisters in the state. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said late Saturday morning that Nestor was no longer a tropical storm, but still had strong wind gusts and …

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Recovery Is Slow In The Florida Panhandle A Year After Hurricane Michael
5 years, 3 months ago

Recovery Is Slow In The Florida Panhandle A Year After Hurricane Michael

NPR  

Recovery Is Slow In The Florida Panhandle A Year After Hurricane Michael Enlarge this image toggle caption Greg Allen/NPR Greg Allen/NPR A year after Hurricane Michael slammed Florida's panhandle, communities there are struggling, and rebuilding is slow. When Michael roared through Panama City with winds over 150 miles per hour last October, it ravaged public housing and aging apartment complexes …

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Hurricane Michael gets an upgrade to rare Category 5 status
5 years, 8 months ago

Hurricane Michael gets an upgrade to rare Category 5 status

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Hurricane Michael, which devastated a swath of the Florida Panhandle last fall, has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm, only the fourth to make recorded landfall in the United States and the first since 1992. National Hurricane Center scientists conducted a detailed post-storm analysis for Hurricane Michael, which made landfall near Mexico Beach and Tyndall Air Force …

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Many ‘still hurting’ nearly 5 months after Hurricane Michael
5 years, 10 months ago

Many ‘still hurting’ nearly 5 months after Hurricane Michael

Associated Press  

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Paulina “Bela” Sebastiao would give almost anything to be able to do a load of laundry without having to drive miles from her Mexico Beach home. And Patrick Muth just hopes it doesn’t rain when it’s time to go to work: His “office” in Panama City consists of a desk surrounded by rubble under an open …

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'Struggling Here With Just Living' In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Michael
5 years, 11 months ago

'Struggling Here With Just Living' In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Michael

NPR  

'Struggling Here With Just Living' In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Michael Enlarge this image toggle caption Greg Allen/NPR Greg Allen/NPR More than three months after Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle, communities now are struggling with the storm's financial aftermath. "We're past the needing water and tarps," says Mexico Beach Mayor Al Cathey, "But now we're at where the …

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