In Puerto Rico, nearly two years after hurricane Maria, the need for safe, affordable housing is still a massive challenge. "We have more than a half million people affected. And we have to build, ...

Flooding in a neighborhood caused by a hurricane - Bilanol/Shutterstock Yes, hurricane-resistant homes exist, but hurricane-proof ones don't. With modern-day weather cycles, even top-tier preparation ...

In 2022, Dave Blancett, 72, and his wife Maria, 71, were living in Cape Coral, Florida, when Hurricane Ian hit. "We had storm surge. We lost our roof. We lost our pool cage," Maria tells CNBC Make It.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Communities throughout Florida have taken hurricane-proofing their homes to a new level. Several towns have built homes with the ...