Florida Keys Battered but Still Standing After Irma’s Rampage

By FRANCES ROBLES September 11, 2017 CUDJOE KEY, Fla. — You pay a price for paradise. In the Florida Keys, it’s hurricanes. The stretch of highway that leads to the continental United States’ southernmost point was riddled Monday with Jet...

The Monster Surge That Wasn’t: Why Irma Caused Less Flooding Than Expected

By HENRY FOUNTAIN and BRAD PLUMER September 11, 2017 NAPLES, Fla. — Across coastal Florida, the dreaded storm surge from Hurricane Irma — caused when ferocious winds pile up ocean water and push it onshore — was not as bad as...

Irma Swiftly Lays Claim to Florida’s Sea of Trees

September 11, 2017 MIAMI — After the wind and rain had passed, and with the Florida sun shining again, Bruce Mawry emerged from his Miami Beach home to find a grisly scene of fallen trunks, scattered fronds and rolling coconuts. It amounted to a palm tree...

In Florida, a Storm’s Fright Gives Way to a Blackout’s Hassles

By VIVIAN YEE September 11, 2017 For most Floridians, the scary part of Hurricane Irma is past. Now comes the sticky part. Though the storm fell short of the direst forecasts of raw destruction, it was starting to make up for that with the discomfort and...

Hurricane Irma: Video and Images From Social Media

By THE NEW YORK TIMES September 11, 2017 As Hurricane Irma rolled north on Monday, videos and pictures on social media captured the storm’s powerful effects throughout Florida. Here are pictures from the professional photographers on the...