Helene and Milton reveal an emerging challenge for first responders: EV batteries catching fire
'They burn hot, they burn fast and they're hard to extinguish.'
Hurricane impacts on mosquito populations
A University of Miami researcher led a study that found mosquitos increased dramatically in Miami-Dade after Hurricane Irma.
After Milton, Florida assesses damage from back-to-back climate disasters
At least six people died in the storm, and some 80,000 ended up in shelters.
Studying the surge
UCF Associate Professor Thomas Wahl is using machine learning to analyze flood-prone areas to better protect these regions.
Evaluating the flow of information for high-impact weather events
University of Miami students have investigated how information on landfalling hurricanes is created, shared and used
Coastal restoration: Shifting sand — for better or worse
Taking sand from one place to save another often creates more problems — but there are ways to fix that.
‘I can’t think straight’: Still buried beneath Helene’s debris, Floridians brace for Milton
Hundreds of thousands of residents are under evacuation orders as the state faces its second major hurricane in two weeks.
How Hurricane Milton exploded into an ‘extraordinary’ storm
Milton's wind speeds skyrocketed by 90 mph in 24 hours, one of the fastest intensification events ever witnessed in the...
Deeper corals may help shallow reefs recover in the Florida Keys
Researchers from FAU investigated how coral populations at different depths and locations may be related to each other.
Everglades restoration is focus of two University of Miami discussions
The Climate Café Series is holding two upcoming events featuring the WLRN podcast Bright Lit Place.
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