Florida wildfires provide climate benefits; Miami’s urban coral could help battle climate change
A forest fire is not only important to the ecosystem in which it burns, but is integral to slowing climate...
Florida tops list for climate risks; study finds $30 billion cost to plug old Gulf oil wells
Florida's exposure to hurricanes make it "uniquely susceptible" to physical risk, according to the study, followed by wildfires and floods.
International students learn about how South Florida is managing environmental challenges
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education students have been invited to write about environmental issues in their homes countries for...
Flood insurance costs soaring in Florida; study shows Cape Coral’s vulnerability to climate change
Flood insurance rates are doubling, even tripling for thousands of homeowners.
Study finds climate change is shrinking birds; FEMA establishes station for Fort Lauderdale flood victims
Birds in both North and South America are getting smaller as the planet warms, a study reported Monday.
Bright lights, dark sand threaten Florida’s sea turtles; climate change driving rise in insurance premiums
New research is bolstering the case that the darker the sand used to renourish eroding beaches, the more female turtles...
Solutions sought for exploding seaweed problem; Tampa-area summit explores resiliency
There is increasing commercial and research interest in developing ways to put sargassum to use.
Florida borrowing millions for hurricane insurance claims; seaweed expected to peak on beaches in June
Borrowing in Florida and Louisiana could reach a combined $1.35 billion and will be repaid largely by insurance policyholders across...
Video: Project Paradise’s film ‘The Water State’ explores the battle over bottling Florida’s springs
The film profiles the story of a controversial permit that allows nearly 1 million gallons of water per day to...
Wildlife corridor lands $850M in final Florida budget; groups to sue feds over manatee protection
Lawmakers agreed to pump $850 million into the Ocala to Osceola Wildlife Corridor, also known as the O2O Corridor.