Don’t confuse the causes and solutions of climate change and sea-level rise
With the growing awareness of the threat from rising seas, there is a fundamental point of confusion. It is widely...
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Florida’s coming King Tides may carry something different onshore — red tide
Red tide — a toxic algae that leads to human health problems and marine animal deaths — has arrived in...
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Pinecrest Is Getting An “Underwater Homeowners Association” To Help Respond To Sea-Level Rise
Miami artist Xavier Cortada acknowledges home ownership has its challenges. Neighbors with poor taste in exterior paint colors, for instance....
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Media roundup: 7-degree rise in global temps; Arctic lakes leaking methane; the stages of climate change acceptance
Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100 Washington Post Last month, deep in a 500-page environmental impact...
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We need to save the Everglades quickly because it helps protect South Florida’s drinking water and can limit hurricane damage
Saving the Everglades from sea-level rise means much more to South Florida than just protecting panthers, alligators and those pesky...
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Helping plants survive sea-level rise requires tailored conservation plans
Sea-level rise is not only making life harder for us — it floods our cities, contaminates our drinking water and...
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This teen’s family endured Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and he says his generation wants government to take climate change seriously
One year ago, Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico and set off one of the largest slow-motion catastrophes in the...
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A year later, the lingering effects of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico show that Trump Administration can’t cope with destructive storms
A year after catastrophic Hurricane Maria devastated our island Puerto Rico, there is near consensus that the thousands of deaths...
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Three Dade governments create ‘Resilient 305’ to cope with the threats facing South Florida in the decades ahead
Miami Dade County, the City of Miami and Miami Beach are collaborating with the Rockefeller Foundation and The Miami Foundation...
Read moreCitizens Climate Lobby says the Carbon Fee and Dividend plan is the best solution to curb the planet’s rising temperature
Barely a day goes by when we don’t see a news article or an opinion piece relating to climate change. ...
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Survey Asks: Would Flooding Related To Sea-Level Rise Cause You To Leave South Florida?
This year's first round of King Tides will be this weekend. These "highest of the high tides" flood low-lying areas...
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A Job Working On Disaster Risk Made This Man Want To Stay In Miami During Hurricane Irma
A year ago, Hurricane Irma set records as it barrelled toward South Florida. One of 10 consecutive named storms in...
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Media Roundup: Hurricane Florence; Climate leadership; Megafires and Trump; Political waves over sea level
Hurricane Florence raises questions about link between climate change, severe storms NBCNews.com Hurricane Florence is expected to hit the Southeast...
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Editorial: We must do more to address coastline’s distressed beaches
Beach replenishment is kind of dumb. You pump many tons of sand onto a stretch of shoreline, and in a...
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Sea-level rise, gentrification, health impacts, job losses – how low income communities stand to lose the most
The growing magnitude of climate disruptions has quickly become a threat multiplier to all of us and particularly to under-resourced...
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In The Absence Of Federal Support, Florida ‘Future Fund’ Aims To Empower Local Climate Adaptation
President Trump and Florida Gov. Rick Scott have been reluctant to acknowledge the link between climate change and some of...
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Climate gentrification threatens Little Haiti and its residents
Pope Francis once said, "listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor, who suffer most...
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Trump and DeSantis risk making sea-level rise worse for Florida
Just when Florida needs a lifeline in the struggle with sea-level rise, President Donald Trump tosses us an anchor. Trump...
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Will Flooding From Sea-Level Rise Impact Your House? This App Lets You Find Out
When it comes to sea-level rise, planners in South Florida typically use the benchmark of two feet in the next...
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As king tide season arrives, more South Florida cities brace for sea-level rise
It’s king tide season again in South Florida, when an intrusive sea lifts fancy boats to street levels, forces tourists...
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Jupiter moves to officially plan for climate change
JUPITER -- The town is ready to resubmit to the state its coastal management comprehensive plan text amendments that address...
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Media Roundup: Dying trees; falling property values; surrendering to the sea; melting permafrost
Sea-Level Rise Might Kill Big Cypress Preserve's Namesake Trees, Study Warns Jerry Iannelli South Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve is...
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2018 is the ‘Pearl Harbor year’: Poll shows Americans want action on climate
Those of us who understand the existential threat posed by climate change have been waiting for the “Pearl Harbor moment”...
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Miami Expert On How Climate Change Accelerates Gentrification: “It’s A Double Whammy”
Caroline Lewis has made it her life mission to amplify conversations around climate change. She founded the CLEO Institute in...
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A Q&A with FAU’s Colin Polsky: coping with rising seas is a ‘wicked problem’
Dr. Colin Polsky is Professor of Geosciences and the Director of the Florida Center for Environmental Studies at Florida Atlantic...
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Rafe Pomerance, a climate-change pioneer, is continuing his crusade here in Florida
For climate change, Florida is the ballgame. So says Rafe Pomerance, a man who has worked longer to stave off the...
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From Traffic To Sea-Level Rise, South Florida Has Many ‘Resilience’ Issues. Here’s What That Means
There's a buzzword among people who work on quality-of-life issues in South Florida: "Resilience." It’s a concept we often apply...
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Media roundup: “Losing Earth” from the New York Times Magazine; saving Florida’s coral reefs; the toxic tide; 2017 was hot
Losing Earth: The Decade We almost Stopped Climate Change New York Times Editor’s Note: This narrative by Nathaniel Rich is...
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Outburst At Miami Sea-Level Rise Meeting Prompts Discussion On Urgency, Equity
An ugly moment at a meeting of Miami's sea-level rise committee last week has prompted controversy over one of its...
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FIU’s Dr. Beach has a prescription for what ails South Florida’s beaches
Our beaches are in trouble. As sea levels continue to rise, our old solutions won’t cut it much longer. Here’s...
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