Jaclyn Diaz

VALRICO, Florida — As the car pulled up, the few volunteers of Creekside Church of Christ moved quickly in the burning Florida sun, pulling water, hamburger meat and cookies out of the trunk and into the shade of three tents.

After speaking with members of Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, a man paddles back into a flooded neighborhood in Valrico, Fla. Flooding from a nearby waterway turned some neighborhoods into rivers, forcing dozens to evacuate their homes. Ryan Kellman

President Biden, right, walks during a tour of areas affected by Hurricane Milton in St. Pete Beach, Fla., following an aerial tour on Sunday.

As climate change makes hurricanes stronger and more intense , meaning higher wind speeds, heavier rainfall and more severe storm surge, island communities like Longboat Key are particularly susceptible to catastrophic damage from hurricanes.

Candidates for president and vice president of the United States, Democrats Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and Republicans former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, are seen on part of a mail-in election ballot in New York on Sunday.

Baby Haggis, a pygmy hippo, was born to parents Otto and Gloria at Edinburgh Zoo on Oct. 30.

The election results show that the status quo is not a compelling message for voters, leaders of the Uncommitted Movement said in remarks to media this morning.

The Uncommitted Movement speaks on Trump's victory

Baby Haggis, a pygmy hippo, was born to parents Otto and Gloria at Edinburgh Zoo on Oct. 30. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo/RZSS

Victoria Burke discusses proposed protections for victims of assault and abuse during a 2023 news conference in California.