For the first time in 10 years, there has not been a single hurricane that has made landfall in the U.S. this season.  Only Tropical Storm Chantal formed out in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida and made landfall in South Carolina back in early July with minimal impacts.  While Florida has been spared so far this year, the east coast has experienced significant beach erosion, flooding, and some structural damages in the last 2 months along many areas such as Jupiter Inlet

I have a confession to make. I have lived in Florida most of my life and never realized there were 12 coasts.  Obviously, growing up in...