Hurricane Ian was a large, deadly and destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused widespread damage across the southeastern coast of the United States, especially the state of Florida after it made landfall in western Cuba. It was the ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the w:2022 Atlantic hurricane season.
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- [Biden and DeSantis discussed] the steps the federal government is taking to help Florida prepare for Hurricane Ian. The president and the governor committed to continued close coordination
- White House Press Secretary w:Karine Jean-Pierre on twitter Biden Talks to DeSantis as Hurricane Ian Approaches Florida (September 27, 2022)
- We all need to work together, regardless of party lines. The administration wants to help. They realize this is a really significant storm
- DeSantis during a Fox News program on Sept 26 according to As Storm Hits, DeSantis Pauses Political Bomb-Throwing (Sept. 28, 2022)
- This is way, way, way bigger than Charlie.
- We're just beginning to see the scale of that destruction. It's likely to rank among the worst ... in the nation's history
- We’re just beginning to see the scale of that destruction
- President Joe Biden in the White House on sept 30 Cyclone Ian batters South Carolina in second US landfall (October 1, 2022)
- Let me be clear. If you’re in a state where hurricanes often strike – like Florida or the Gulf Coast or into Texas – a vital part of preparing for hurricane season is to get vaccinated now. Everything is more complicated if you’re not vaccinated and a hurricane or a natural disaster hits
- I followed not just the NHC track, the Euro model, the ICON model, the GFS — most of you probably don’t even know what those are
- Gov. Ron DeSantis said on (October 3) according to the w:Miami Herald How a trusted weather model fumbled the forecast for Hurricane Ian (October 7, 2022)
- We don't want to brag by any stretch of the imagination, because you do that, and the next thing you know, you get hit by a w:Category 5 and something doesn't work as well
- Jennifer Languell, sustainability engineer One Florida community built to weather hurricanes endured Ian with barely a scratch (October 6, 2022)
- There’s a ton of EVs disabled from Ian. As those batteries corrode, fires start. That’s a new challenge that our firefighters haven’t faced before. At least on this kind of scale. #HurricaneIan
- Jimmy Patronis, Florida's w:Chief Financial Officer & State Fire Marshal Electric vehicles catching fire in aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Florida official warns (October 6th 2022)
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