An aerial photo shows damage in Mexico Beach, Fla., on Oct. 12, after Hurricane Michael smashed into Florida's northwest coast (Dronebase/Reuters) (HANDOUT/Reuters) Perspective by Kevin Simmons ...

MEXICO BEACH, Fla. — 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 ...

Mexico Beach, Florida, is not just destroyed. For the most part, it’s not there anymore. Hurricane Michael’s wind and storm surge ripped up buildings like posies and carried them inland.

Mexico Beach was woefully unprepared for a Category 4 hurricane: While new structures across South Florida must be built to withstand winds of around 175 mph, buildings in this stretch of Florida ...

The small Gulf Coast community of Mexico Beach was known as a slice of Old Florida. Now it lies in splinters. Hit head-on by Hurricane Michael, numerous homes in this resort town of about 1,190 peo… ...

But in a small gulf-front community in Mexico Beach, Florida, something unexpected could be seen amidst the chaos. One home, an unusual caterpillar-like dome-shaped structure, remained standing ...

Florida developers pioneer resilient, eco-friendly homes amid rising hurricane threat Published: Nov. 05, 2023, 7:51 a.m. This combination of photos devastation following Hurricane Michael in Mexico ...

Pearl Homes’ Hunters Point community in Cortez, Florida, consists of 26 completed houses and 30 to be built by the end of 2024 that are all LEED-certified platinum, the highest level of one of ...

The small Gulf Coast community of Mexico Beach was known as a slice of Old Florida. Now it lies in splinters. Hit head-on by Hurricane Michael, homes in this town of about 1,190 people were ...