First local extinction in the US due to sea level rise
Researchers salvaged six ailing fragments of the Key Largo tree cactus for off-site cultivation to ensure their survival.
Month: July 2024
Video: What is the blue economy?
This bite-sized video explores the blue economy, also called the ocean economy, and its economic impact in Florida.
Using LEGO and learning through play to inspire environmental solutions
LEGO Build the Change challenges individuals to use LEGO bricks as tools for addressing real-world issues.
Making homes smarter, cooler and cleaner
UCF researchers explore ways to retrofit air conditioning systems to help all of us reduce our costs and carbon output, ...
The Fishes Act is crucial to speed disaster relief to American fisheries
The Fishes Act is a crucial step to getting fisheries and coastal communities back up and running after natural disasters.
To insure or self-insure? The question homeowners must answer amid impact of climate change
More than 6 million US homeowners don’t have homeowners insurance, according to the Consumer Federation of America.
Mapping tool helps communities make housing more resilient
Even six years later, Hurricane Michael affects the way people think about how Bay County should redevelop.
Extreme heat waves aren’t ‘just summer’: How climate change is heating up the weather, and what we can do about it
Severe and long-lasting heat is two to four times more likely to occur today because of human-caused climate change.
Plastic Free July: a call to action
By raising awareness and promoting sustainable alternatives, it is possible to reduce the consumption of single-use plastics.
Natural gas remains an important part of Florida’s energy portfolio
While moving toward renewable energy sources is commendable, Floridians need reliability within our energy grid.