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The Florida box turtle is a generalist omnivore with a diet similar to other box turtle subspecies. Its most common food sources include gastropod species and fleshy, low-hanging fruits. They also consume leafy vegetation (shrubs, herb, grasses, etc.), insects, crustaceans , and fungi .
June 23–27 – Tropical Storm Debby moved ashore western Florida near Steinhatchee as a weak yet sprawling storm, producing catastrophic flooding across northern and central Florida. Rainfall accumulations peaked at 28.78 inches (731 mm) near Curtis Mill, resulting in hundreds of damaged homes and record river flooding.
Editor's Note: For the latest news on Helene, see our live coverage for Saturday, Sept. 28. Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane about 11:10 p.m. ET near Perry, Florida, with 140 mph ...
Photos show extensive flooding and residents preparing for Hurricane Helene, which hit Florida's Big Bend, ... The storm made landfall near the Aucilla River around 11:10 p.m. ET with 140 mph ...
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
Florida recorded a rise in cases of Vibrio vulnificus (a flesh eating bacteria that favors warm waters and spreads in heavy flood rains) following Hurricane Helene, which Hurricane Milton exacerbated. Prior to Helene, 6 cases had been reported in September; by the end of the month that number had risen to 24.
Urban areas in Helene's path, such as Tallahassee, Florida, and Atlanta − separated by more than 200 miles − along with Asheville, North Carolina, are at risk of major flooding, NOAA said.
Flooding, uprooted trees, and structural damage are just the tip of the iceberg of the destruction from Hurricane Helene. Hurricane Helene’s surge smashes records for high water levels in Tampa Bay