TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As Saturday marks the second anniversary of Hurricane Helene hitting Florida, experts at USF have been doing research on how we can be better prepared for the next storm.
By studying the coastal dunes and beaches, experts said they learned that Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the sea wall. By studying flood risk at Davis Islands, they learned that elevation matters.
Hurricane Helene brought destruction and devastation to the Tampa Bay area two years ago. Since then, researchers at USF have been hard at work studying what we can do better to strengthen preparedness and support recovery…