Hurricane resiliency forum examines impacts, challenges ahead of 2025 storm season

With hurricane season approaching, an audience of almost 400 gathered at Naples United Church of Christ on March 18 for a forum on how Naples and other Collier County communities can better prepare for — and recover from — major storms.

Taking the Punch out of Powerful Hurricanes: A Forum on Building Resilience featured Matt Devitt, WINK News chief meteorologist; Jennifer Jurado, Broward County chief resilience officer; and Dan Summers, Collier County Emergency Management Division director.

Panelists also discussed concerns about planned or possible federal funding cuts to agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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