Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Collier County natural areas after Ian – Big Cypress
A slideshow of Big Cypress after Ian, filmed on Saturday October 8, 2022. Note these photos are from the hiking trail on either side of MM 62 on I-75 in Collier County. The hiking trail at MM 70 is closed. The Vistor Center on US-41 is closed. Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge and Picayune Strand […]
Shingle Creek slide show: The Headwaters of the Everglades (FILMED BEFORE IAN)
A photo gallery look at images from the Shingle Creek Trail in Orange and Osceola County. This was filmed before Ian. (PHOTOS FROM BEFORE IAN)
The Everglades after Ian – slideshow video
This is a series of pictures, I filmed around various points in the Everglades in the days immediately after Hurricane Ian. These photos were taken in western Broward (mm 36 on I-75, various points off US 27), extreme eastern Collier (mm 54 on I-75) and southern Palm Beach counties (southern entrance to Loxahatchee National Wildlife […]
Bill Cramer, Jack Eckerd, Charlie Crist and the Pinellas GOP
Dave Trotter joins me to look at the GOP in Pinellas County – Florida’s first county to flip to the GOP also boasted the most moderate strain that party had in the state throughout the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s. The change in the GOP statewide is typified by former GOP Governor Charlie Crist of St […]
DeSantis should be entering “shirtgate” controversy
This tweet from former State Rep. J.C. Planas is spot on. DeSantis unlike Governor’s of the past who wore a shirt with the state seal on it in emergency relief efforts, is wearing a shirt with his campaign logo! Why this isn’t a bigger deal, I cannot fathom. It’s a clear violation of campaign finance […]
Could Ian lead to a delay of the election in certain counties (or even statewide)? Yes, in fact, county delays have happened before
Our Dave Trotter posted this to Twitter: Going to tweet this again: The Florida Constitution says in Article VI, Section 5: A general election may be suspended or delayed due to a state of emergency or impending emergency pursuant to general law. So yeah, keep that in mind. #flapol Originally tweeted by Dave Trotter 🇺🇦 […]
William Bartram and exploring the St Johns River
On this week’s Florida History Podcast, we discuss William Bartram following in the footsteps of his famous father John, and traveling from Philadelphia in the 1760’s and 1770’s to explore Florida, particularly the St Johns River. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio […]
Comparing proactive Irma prep under Governor Scott to reactive Ian prep under Governor DeSantis
I fired off this tweet storm yesterday evening after going through my own notes on Hurricane Irma taken in September 2017. It’s pretty clear despite my personal distaste for Governor Scott’s approach, it was more effective in coordination with local governments as well as proactive about evacuations than the DeSantis approach in Ian. For those […]
The Florida Squeeze 