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Will people leave Florida after devastating hurricanes? History suggests not

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Treasure Island , Florida , mayor says he can't afford to rebuild after Hurricane Helene and Milton .

Florida 's population has grown by one-third to 23 million residents in the two decades since Charley, Frances , Jeanne and Ivan ravaged the state.

Last year , Florida added more than 365,000 residents, second only to Texas among states.

Studies show that any outbound migration tends to be short-lived.

The share of households earning $ 200,000 or more went from 4.3% before the hurricane.

Some of the least affluent residents couldn't afford to rebuild or return.

Treasure Island is one of a string of beach towns along the Gulf of Mexico known for motels, restaurants and bars.

VR Score

89

Informative language

93

Neutral language

88

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

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not offensive

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not hateful

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Time-value

short-lived

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