Florida After Hurricane Ian

<p>As the sun came up over Florida yesterday, a fuller picture began to emerge of the destruction that Hurricane Ian had inflicted on the state and its residents.</p><p>The Category 4 storm washed away roads, bridges, cars, boats and homes. The damage is so extensive that, according to the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis, it may take years to rebuild.</p><p>Guests: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/patricia-mazzei">Patricia Mazzei</a>, the Miami bureau chief for The New York Times;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/richard-fausset"> Richard Fausset</a>, a Times correspondent based in Atlanta;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/nicholas-bogel-burroughs"> Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs</a>, a national news reporter for The Times; and<a href="https://www.hilaryswift.com/about"> Hilary Swift</a>, a photojournalist.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/09/29/climate/hurricane-ian-florida-intensity.html">Data from NASA</a> reveals how warm ocean waters in the Gulf of Mexico provided the fuel that turned Hurricane Ian into such a potent force.</li><li>The scale of the wreckage was staggering, even to Florida residents who had survived and<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/us/hurricane-ian-florida-damage.html"> rebuilt after other powerful hurricanes</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>