Florida residents brace for massive Hurricane Milton

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The last time the eye of a major storm like Hurricane Milton struck Tampa Bay, in 1921, the city was a sleepy backwater of a few hundred thousand people. A century later, it’s among the fastest-growing metropolises in the United States, with more than 3 million people, and highly vulnerable to flooding due to climate change. As Milton barrels toward the Gulf Coast of Florida as a Category 4 storm, experts are worried that a century of luck could come to a sudden end.

Here’s what to know:

Why is Tampa so vulnerable?

The National Hurricane Center is predicting storm surge in Tampa Bay and surrounding waters of between 8 and 12 feet above normal tide conditions, and rainfall of between 4 and 6 inches because of Hurricane Milton.

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