Conserving land provides climate resiliency for Florida
The actions that land trusts undertake are a powerful tool in the ongoing battle to reduce and mitigate climate impacts.
Month: September 2023
Climate change causes habitat loss for largest fish species; Florida Cabinet approves $141 million in conservation land purchases
One recent study predicts that some large fish species could lose 70% of their habitat by 2100.
University of Miami oceanography students voyage to study sea-level rise
The students ventured out as part of research on how the changing Florida Current will affect sea-level rise in coastal ...
America’s farmers are feeling the heat from climate change
Imagine a Florida without oranges, Maine without blueberries or California without wine.
Hardening Tyndall part of effort to prepare military bases for climate disasters; rising seas and extreme storms threatening cemeteries
The Pentagon is investing at least $5 billion to rebuild and harden Tyndall Air Force Base against hurricanes.
UF scientists find good places to grow long-spined sea urchins, a starting point to restore ‘the lawn mowers of the reefs’
Disease nearly wiped out the long-spined sea urchin in the early 1980s, leading to algae overgrowing reefs.
Summer 2023 was the hottest on record – yes, it’s climate change, but don’t call it ‘the new normal’
Unprecedented heat, downpours, drought and wildfires aren’t 'caused by climate change' – they are climate change.
Climate Smart Floridians program designed for learning, discussion about climate change
Starting Oct. 5, the course will be held online via Zoom for six weeks, on Thursday evenings from 6:30 p.m. ...
There’s new hope for devastated coral. All we need is the will to restore it
NOAA determined that a PortMiami dredging project destroyed at least 278 acres of Florida’s reef and likely killed millions of ...
New fee on Florida EV drivers proposed; Leon County commissioners declare ‘climate emergency’
SB 28 seeks to impose a yearly registration fee of $200 on electric vehicles, in addition to regular registration fees.