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Milton Pummels Florida, the Second Major Hurricane to Strike the State in Two Weeks

Inside Climate News · By Amy Green · last updated
The catastrophic hurricane made landfall near Tampa as much of the Southeast was still reeling from Hurricane Helene, sobering signs of the worsening climate crisis.

By Amy Green

Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday near Tampa, Florida, threatening the major metro area as the latest disaster to strike the American South, which still was reeling from Hurricane Helene.