Many Florida homes can withstand category 5 hurricane winds, but not flooding. Babcock Ranch, a town near Fort Myers and Cape Coral, has stayed mostly unscathed during major storms like Hurricane Irma, Ian, Milton and Helene.
WSJ spoke with the town’s engineer to uncover the hurricane-proofing designs that help protect it.
Chapters:
0:00 Hurricane-proof town?
0:39 Storm-water management
2:52 Elevation
4:20 Location of the town
5:53 Florida’s vulnerability
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