‘Sustainable’ buildings vulnerable to flooding; sea turtle nests recovering but affected by climate change
More than 800 new buildings in the past decade that have been LEED certified are at extreme risk of flooding.
Study tracking impact of hot water on Tampa Bay seagrass beds; poll finds extreme weather affecting views on climate change
More than 4,000 acres of seagrass, or 38%, disappeared in Old Tampa Bay between 2018 and 2020.
Climate risks place 39 million U.S. homes at risk of losing their insurance
The First Street Foundation hopes that highlighting the climate insurance bubble allows people to make better informed decisions.
Judge blocks plan to scale back Gulf oil leases to protect whales; Agriculture Commissioner announces green infrastructure grants
The Biden administration announced the plan last month as part of an effort to protect the endangered Rice’s whale from...
New public-private partnership allows UF/IFAS scientist to work on growing plants, storing carbon in clay soil
Carbon sequestration is the process of removing carbon dioxide from the air and locking it up in plants and soils...
It’s not just coral. Extreme heat is weakening entire marine ecosystems in Florida.
Anemones, sponges and jellyfish are bleaching throughout the Everglades amid record temperatures.
Conservation Florida protects 2,526 acres, adding to Florida Wildlife Corridor
Located in the northern Everglades, Role Tran is directly adjacent to the vast Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Extreme weather, climate change pose threat to global infrastructure
University of Miami experts in engineering, environmental science and other fields warn that global infrastructure must be adapted.
Lawmakers urge EPA to reject ‘radioactive roads’; Miami-Dade works to replace polluting septic tanks
At least 30 lawmakers urged the EPA to deny an application to use phosphogypsum as a test ingredient in road...
Study warns that ‘climate insurance bubble’ could hurt Florida’s housing market; DeSantis releases energy plan
The report suggests some 39 million homes across the U.S. could lose value as insurers begin to calculate climate risks...
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