Healthy shark populations are crucial for healthy oceans
Decades of research led by Florida International University's Mike Heithaus reveals the role sharks play in our oceans.
Year: 2025
Can stories change the world? Florida authors share their perspectives on climate fiction
The writers spoke at a Feb. 1 panel discussion at the Sunshine State Book Festival in Gainesville.
Everglades conference panel highlights how Florida’s economy is tied to clean water
The panel discussion was held as part of the 40th Annual Everglades Coalition Conference in Miami.
A powerful new tool in the fight against wildfires, extreme events
A new grant aims to provide communities with weather and climate projections to help manage disasters.
The Green Party of Florida: a small party with big dreams
Party leaders want to 'create a parallel economy' to help Floridians survive the long-term ramifications of climate change.
The California insurance crisis could trigger broader financial instability
In a world impacted by increasing climate risk, traditional insurance models no longer apply.
Antarctic ice sheet faces ‘death by a thousand cuts’
In the first study of its kind, UF researchers describe the effect of climate change on Antarctic ice shelves.
FEMA needs to be improved, not discarded
Taking aggressive action to alleviate climate change would reduce the number of disasters to which FEMA must respond.
Mango farms where? Climate change is scrambling where the world’s food is grown
Even as warming and disease have eroded Florida’s citrus production, its mango industry has experienced a boom.
Heatstroke leads to chronic heart disease, obesity in mice
New University of Florida research reveals that a single exposure to heatstroke can lead to lasting damage.