August 30, 2023--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Hurricane Idalia is bearing down on Florida, and while the industry has yet to react to the storm, it's a reminder of the climate-related risks to the southern U.S. energy sector.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami posted storm surge warnings for parts of Florida, including Tampa Bay, and hurricane warnings for Cuba. "Rapid" intensification is expected in what's likely to become "an extremely dangerous" hurricane.