Climate change threatens public health: study reveals lack of modeling tools
UF medical geographers identify the need for improved platforms to predict and manage climate-sensitive infectious diseases,
Florida joins fight over flood insurance revamp; carbon set to be stored underground in state
Florida has joined nine other states in a federal lawsuit challenging an overhaul of the National Flood Insurance Program.
Officially reported temperatures underestimate Miami’s heat burden, new study finds
Researchers deployed sensors in Miami’s neighborhoods to provide new assessment of dangerous heat conditions.
Florida’s home insurance rates rising nearly triple U.S. average; removing tires from ocean poses challenge
Home insurance costs in Florida are up about 57% since 2015, rising faster than in any other state.
Sargassum belt has shrunk; Florida’s first ‘clean’ hydrogen plant being built
The massive mat of brown seaweed that washes up on Florida beaches shrank 15% last month, according to a University...
Prescribed fires can help keep carbon out of atmosphere; Floridians waiting for program to rebuild homes
The fire-inspired new growth and natural regeneration process balances out the amount of carbon released by the fire.
From mangroves to fjords, coastal ecosystems can take up or emit greenhouse gases. But globally, they’re a vital sink
Coasts in Europe and Russia are net emitters, while coasts in Southeast Asia and North America have a large uptake...
Why tree-planting schemes aren’t a silver bullet
Research suggests getting long-term benefits is harder than it looks, and some projects can do more harm than good.
Disease threatening Florida panther population; Florida intensifies oversight of insurers
Feline leukomyelopathy, or FLM, appears to be impacting panthers and bobcats throughout the state.
Gasoline use isn’t falling fast enough. Targeting ‘superusers’ could help.
America may have hit “peak gasoline,” but the fossil fuel’s decline is still too slow to meet climate goals.
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