FEMA official: Here are examples of what the agency is doing to reduce America’s flood risk
Recently, The Invading Sea media collaborative published an editorial, “Federal flood insurance is a mess, and it’ll be expensive to...
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Will fighting climate change curtail freedom?
One obstacle to addressing climate change is that many of us worry about maintaining our high-energy lifestyles. Americans are known...
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Delray mayor says the city has the time and money to build sea walls to protect against flooding
A sea wall vulnerability study addressing flooding in Delray Beach's future is on Mayor Shelly Petrolia's agenda. Consultants estimate the city will have...
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Media roundup: Ban Ki-moon and Miami’s rising seas; threat to drinking water; the land is sinking; French clear homes from beach
Miami Battles Rising Seas By Ban Ki-moon and Francis Suarez New York Times Climate change is not a distant threat for Miami; it’s...
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Support grows for bill that would impose a fee on carbon emissions and return the money to citizens
Congress has found a simple, fair, and effective bipartisan climate solution. On Jan. 24, Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), Rep. Francis...
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Miami wants to make the case to the world that climate-proofing is worth the cost
A half-moon stretch of Brickell Bay Drive, home to six waterfront condominium buildings, is often cited as the weak point...
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Congresswoman Castor urges DeSantis to make Florida a national leader in building a clean energy economy
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor -- recently selected to chair the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis -- knows full well...
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Media Roundup: Your town in 2080; money talks on Jersey Shore; investment risks; Gov. DeSantis and the environment
Here's how global warming will change your town's weather by 2080 Popular Science If you hate the heat, you may have...
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Citizens’ Climate Lobby offers tool to endorse Carbon Dividend Act
Most of us want to do something about climate change, but we are overwhelmed by the magnitude of the problem....
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Southeast Florida governments to begin work on new sea-level rise projections
In 2010, Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach counties created the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact. One of its...
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$378 million price tag to prevent flooding leaves Delray Beach reeling
Delray Beach will have to pay more than $378 million to save its neighborhoods from knee-deep floods, the City Commission...
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Media roundup: Americans are already living with climate change; corporate America believes there’s money to be made; Greenland at ‘tipping point’; businesses are worried
Gone in a Generation Washington Post Across America, climate change is already disrupting lives. The continental United States is 1.8...
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Conference in Tampa will address sea-level rise, climate change, and citizen activism
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Florida will host a statewide Climate Action Conference on Saturday, Feb. 23 in Tampa at the Patel...
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DeSantis wants to lower Lake Okeechobee to deal with toxic algae. Is that a good thing?
Should Lake Okeechobee, a lake half the size of Rhode Island and usually at the center of South Florida’s water...
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Miami-Dade County is working with its partners to develop strategy to ease effects of changing climate
The Invading Sea asked the resilience officers from the region’s four counties about their goals and aspirations for 2019 and...
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Monroe County is working to raise 300 miles of roadways to cope with rising seas
The Invading Sea asked the resilience officers from the region’s four counties about their goals and aspirations for 2019 and...
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Palm Beach County gathering data to identify greenhouse gas emission targets
The Invading Sea asked the resilience officers from the region’s four counties about their goals and aspirations for 2019 and...
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Broward County is developing seawall regulations and clean transportation systems
The Invading Sea asked the resilience officers from the region’s four counties about their goals and aspirations for 2019 and...
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Temperatures In Florida Are Rising. For Vulnerable Patients, The Heat Can Be Life-Threatening
On a hot day in September, Charlene Jones celebrated her 61st birthday by herself. The former nursing-home cook made herself...
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Sea-level rise is not a worry for just those who live on the waterfront
When the threats of sea-level rise are discussed, many assume that those at risk are South Floridians who live on...
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Media Roundup: Prominent economists back carbon tax; lots of terrible news; lesson for GOP; Wynwood mural
From Greenspan to Yellen, Economic Brain Trust Backs Carbon Tax Bloomberg An all-star lineup of economists, from Alan Greenspan to...
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FPL plans to add 30 million solar panels in Florida by 2030
Florida Power & Light Co. announced a major solar plan Wednesday, vowing to install more than 30 million solar panels...
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Delray Beach Commission to discuss controversial plan to remove 100 trees to make way for bike path
The Delray Beach City Commission will discuss on Tuesday whether to accept a $2 million state grant to install a...
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The new Congress should join South Miami in the fight to reduce the damage caused by our changing climate
I have spent my career as a scientist watching climate change play out as a train wreck in slow motion....
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Liberals push for a Green New Deal as the way forward on climate change
WASHINGTON -- Liberals around the country are talking about the idea of a Green New Deal, a sweeping set of policy...
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Encouraging news from Gov. DeSantis on clean water, the Everglades and sea-level rise
After eight years of Gov. Rick Scott degrading science and dismissing climate change, Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced he will...
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DeSantis calls for South Florida water managers to resign and pulls Scott appointments
After a whirlwind day visiting both coasts to announce sweeping measures to address the state’s environmental woes, Florida’s new governor...
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Video: Southeast Florida Climate Compact
Rosemary O'Hara, editorial page editor for the Sun-Sentinel along with Tom O'Hara, editor of The Invading Sea discuss the threat...
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A $3 billion problem: Miami-Dade’s septic tanks are already failing due to sea rise
Miami-Dade has tens of thousands of septic tanks, and a new report reveals most are already malfunctioning — the smelly...
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Media Roundup: Bloomberg grant; beneath Antarctic ice; Miami zoning changes; coastal states not prepared
Michael Bloomberg announces $2.5 million award for St. Pete climate change efforts Tampa Bay Times Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former...
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