Florida must plan for ‘new normal’ of challenges caused by climate change
Within two decades, Florida could gain almost 5 million residents and lose a million acres of land to sea-level rise.
Tag: sea-level rise
Faster sea-level rise speeds up timeline to act on climate change
A quickly warming Gulf of Mexico is driving a faster than expected rise in sea levels along the Gulf of ...
Climate change creating growing real estate bubble; sea-level rise bill heads to House floor
Florida is the state with the highest amount of overvalued property.
Scientists document dramatic surge in sea levels; study projects more frequent, nastier hurricanes
Scientists have documented an abnormal and dramatic surge in sea levels along the U.S. gulf and southeastern coastlines since about ...
Bills on saltwater intrusion deserve greater focus
As sea levels rise, saltwater places pressure on the aquifer, infiltrating our freshwater supply.
Florida needs to pay special attention to IPCC report on climate change
Florida is vulnerable to extreme heat, wildfires and flooding from intense storms and sea level rise
‘Too late to turn back’ – a professor at the University of Miami details the severity of sea-level rise
"We’re most certainly in for 20, 30 feet of sea level rise no matter what we do," said Harold Wanless, ...
To keep Florida economically viable, the state’s leaders should establish an upper limit to sea-level rise
By Rafe Pomerance, ReThink Energy Florida Did you know that Florida has already experienced one foot of sea-level rise since ...
Do these things to make Florida more resilient to rising waters and stronger storms
Jon Paul "J.P." Brooker These are particularly challenging times for Florida’s precious environment. We’ve lost more than 1,000 manatees in ...
Gov. DeSantis: Please cut the harmful rhetoric and focus on what’s important
By Mary Anna Mancuso, RepublicEn.org Gov. Ron DeSantis had the opportunity to be Florida’s modern version of Teddy Roosevelt, a ...