The federal government should follow Florida’s lead and establish a national chief resilience officer
By Gary Williams, Florida Rural Water Association When it comes to weather-related and natural disasters in Florida, there are processes...
The Inflation Reduction Act will benefit Floridians by lowering energy costs and generating good manufacturing jobs
By Jenn Whitcomb, For Our Future Florida In Florida and across the country, we are facing a four-pronged challenge related to...
A giant step backward on hurricane preparedness
By Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz I am disgusted, probably the most disgusted I’ve been in 50 years as a meteorologist. I’m...
Every voter is a climate voter and Hurricane Ian reminds us why
By John Capece, Kissimmee Waterkeeper Every voter is a climate voter, but sometimes it takes an extreme event like a...
Much of Florida is a swamp and we should take advantage of that feature as we rebuild after Hurricane Ian
By Bobby Fokidis, Rollins College As we collectively recover from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian, I am reminded of...
Our leaders must acknowledge that the warming climate helped power Hurricane Ian
By Mary Anna Mancuso, RepublicEn.org Katrina. Sandy Hook. Irma. Parkland. Ian. At first blush, there doesn’t seem to be much...
It’s time to improve our hurricane rating method
By Rick Knight and Ed Ignatoff, Citizens’ Climate Lobby An important point is missing from the debate about evacuation warnings...
Despite critics’ skepticism, the U.S. is closer than you think to adopting carbon pricing
By Former U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis and Kelsey Grant “Carbon tax, beloved policy to fix climate change, is dead at...
If you own property in Florida, Hurricane Ian probably is going to boost your insurance costs
By Fred Grimm, Sun Sentinel columnist In 2004, Hurricane Charley crossed western Cuba on a trajectory that threatened to devastate...
No, it’s not too soon. After Hurricane Ian, it’s time to say ‘climate change,’ Gov. DeSantis
By The Miami Herald Editorial Board Gov. Ron DeSantis referred to a “biblical storm surge,” he was assessing Hurricane Ian’s...