EVs causing decline in Florida’s gas tax revenue; energy use surging due to extreme heat
Gasoline taxes play a key role in funding transportation projects in Florida.
Toll of extreme heat is hard to tally; climate change expanding range of breadfruit tree
Experts say there is a large gap between official numbers and the likely impact of high temperatures.
Florida agency fights plan to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions; NOAA increases predictions to ‘above-normal’ hurricane season
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is urging the EPA to drop proposed power-plant rules.
University of Miami scientists to monitor conditions in Gulf Stream; dolphins adapting to loss of seagrass
One potential consequence of a weakening Florida Current could be higher sea levels, more sunny-day flooding in Miami.
Mold-related health problems followed Hurricane Ian; spawning in lab provides hope for corals
Hospital visits increased from neighborhoods affected by Ian, including patients sickened with symptoms associated with mold.
Tyndall Air Force Base being rebuilt to withstand climate threats; Florida schools get OK for climate-denial videos
A $5 billion effort is underway to rebuild the base to withstand rising seas, stronger storms and other threats.
Heat-related deaths skyrocketing in Florida; ‘weird phenomenon’ affecting coral reefs along the Keys
The National Conference of Citizenship found that heat-related deaths have seen a 88% increase between 2019 and 2022.
Scientists running out of space for rescued coral; new technology turns algae into fertilizer
About 400 coral colonies have been moved by University of Miami teams to tanks on Virginia Key, but space is...
Florida regulators object to federal plan to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions; study finds climate change fueled record July heat
The Florida Public Service Commission approved sending a letter to the EPA raising concerns over its proposed power-plant rule.
Catastrophic seagrass die-offs plaguing Florida’s coastal waters; climate anomalies emerging around globe
Starting in 2011, all five of Florida’s major estuaries began to suffer seagrass die-offs that continue to this day.