The business community must lead South Florida’s response to the threat of sea-level rise
There is no shortage of news these days about sea-level rise and climate change and its potential impact on South...
This scientist says that the South Florida sea-level threat is worse than you think
Look what we have done. Let’s put this global warming and climate change thing in perspective. For the past million...
Rising seas and increasing hurricane intensity: A recipe for disaster
Hurricane season is upon us. The activity of individual seasons goes up and down, but trends are becoming clear: rising...
The dirty word in South Florida’s watery future: retreat
When it comes to discussing sea-level rise in South Florida, the word “resilience” gets tossed around a lot by enlightened...
To protect where we live, we need to love where we live
Surgeons don’t operate without first knowing basic human anatomy. They can only fix our bodies if they first know which organs and...
South Florida’s leaders are planning for rising seas, but it’s a race to hold back the water
As Broward County’s Resilience Officer, I have been working on the issue of sea-level rise adaptation for more than 15...
Ways to protect our drinking water from rising seas
Over sea walls. Up through storm drains. And even into wells needed to keep your faucets flowing. Sea-level rise isn’t just...
Sen. Bill Nelson: Photos don’t lie. Plan needed for sea-level rise
Editor’s note:Florida Sen. Bill Nelson made these remarks, edited for length, on the Senate floor Thursday about climate change and...
Industries should pay their share for damage caused by climate change in South Florida
In a recent op-ed for the Sun-Sentinel, Dan Peterson of the James Madison Institute warned Florida city leaders to beware of climate...
Save money — and South Florida’s environment — by cutting back on the use of fossil fuels
Those of us who participated in projecting sea-level rise for the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact know that CO2...