Signs of Disrepair
As Irma descended, tornadoes ripped through the avenues on Big Pine Key. Months later, a mysterious rash of fires gutted much of what remained.
they come, they go
Before Irma, the last hurricane of this size to hit the Keys directly was Donna in 1960. The common sentiment is that big storms strike the keys every 60 years or so. But as oceans warm and hurricanes grow wetter and wilder, this perception may be about to change.