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• During a hurricane, communication is vital. As residents of the Carolinas prepare for Hurricane Florence later this week- we take a closer look at what it takes to keep communications networks running, especially when disaster strikes. Intersection goes inside Verizon’s Orlando ‘superswitch’- a building where millions of calls and data sessions are processed every day.
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• Former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate joins Intersection to talk about hurricane recovery and the ‘Waffle House Index’.
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• Tropical Storm Gordon steadily strengthened overnight, and this morning is moving west-northwest, away from the peninsula, with winds up to 65 mph. Further strengthening is possible before Gordon makes a second landfall tonight.
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• Hurricane season is here. Pediatric care can be a challenge during a storm. Nemours has a new app for that.
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• A local clinic says a new grant will help underserved populations get better health care when future hurricanes hit.
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• Hurricane season officially begins the first of the month. People with preexisting health conditions should take extra precautions.
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• Florida may be a hurricane prone state but that doesn’t stop people moving here. The influx of new residents puts pressure on the sunshine state’s natural environment.
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• The Central Florida Expressway Authority will study the impact of suspending tolls before, during and after Hurricane Irma. Tolls are set to return Thursday on a majority of state toll roads.
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• As of early Tuesday afternoon, Hurricane Irma is a Category 5 storm in the Atlantic with wind speeds up to 180 mph. Five-day forecasts predict Florida will see some impact from Irma, but it’s too soon to know for sure. In preparation, Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency for all of Florida’s 67 counties.
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• As the Sunshine State eyes Hurricane Irma in the Atlantic, 90.7’s economic analyst Hank Fishkind says there are economic lessons both Florida and the U.S. can learn from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey.
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