Extreme heat poses challenge for Ian survivors; app shows whether South Florida waterways are safe
Florida’s record-breaking heat demonstrates how compound climate events hurt the most vulnerable people.
CDC study: Algae blooms killing animals; EV test center opening in Jacksonville
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new study, 92% of animals that got ill from toxic algae...
Gov. DeSantis announces $300M for resilience projects; report finds unsafe fecal bacteria levels on Florida beaches
The money funds 71 new projects and three previously awarded projects to help prepare communities for flooding and storm surge.
Solar farms planned for Florida municipal utilities; hunters catch record Burmese python near Naples
The Florida Municipal Power Agency plans to add six solar farms that will supply power to 20 municipal utilities throughout...
DeSantis rejects federal funding for energy rebates; blame traded over insurance crisis
The funding, totaling about $377 million, included hundreds of millions of dollars for energy-efficiency rebates and electrification.
Record Florida ocean temperatures put coral reefs at risk; another home insurer leaving Florida
Average coral cover on most Florida Keys reefs has dropped to less than 3%, from between 30% to 50% before...
Lake Okeechobee’s toxic algae blooms threaten Florida; heat records falling around the globe this summer
Toxic algal blooms now regularly infest much of the lake's 730-square-mile surface during the summer.
Bald eagles rebounded after Hurricane Ian; research aims to protect farmworkers from heat
About 70% of the eagle pairs that lost nests rebuilt in the same season, according to EagleWatch data.
Forecasters now predicting ‘above normal’ hurricane season; heat records broken across Earth
The new forecast now predicts 18 named storms and nine hurricanes, four of which will be major.
About 40% of world’s oceans experiencing marine heat waves; early tropical storms break up sargassum belt
The heat waves could linger through the end of the year.