‘Historic buildings tend to be built better’ — A historic preservationist discusses how climate change is affecting historic sites
A Q&A with Leslee F. Keys, retired assistant professor and director of historic preservation at Flagler College
Feds to determine if manatees should be reclassified as endangered; Florida malaria cases brought new mosquito-control tactics
Environmental groups petitioned the Fish and Wildlife Service to reclassify manatees after a die-off in the Indian River Lagoon.
As climate risks mount, the insurance safety net is collapsing
Natural disasters now cost the U.S. insurance industry $100 billion a year. What happens when no one wants to pick...
Study finds hurricanes happening earlier in season; Florida home insurance costs unlikely to fall, report says
The study found Category 4 and 5 hurricanes are occurring about 15 days earlier across the planet than they were...
‘Young people really have led the climate movement’ — A Q&A with the political director of the Student Public Interest Research Groups
Based in St. Petersburg, Dan Xie has worked with the Student PIRGs on renewable energy initiatives and other climate issues.
FWC delays new guidelines for protecting beach-nesting birds; schools unprepared for climate disasters
FWC proposed delaying the guidelines in light of last year’s severe storm season, which changed Florida’s coastline substantially.
Climate change emerges as major driver of amphibian declines, new research finds
The findings, published this week in Nature, indicate nearly 41% of amphibian species are threatened with extinction.
Harnessing hurricane season: a call for a new environmental movement in Florida
The American Conservation Coalition is dedicated to finding practical, market-based approaches to protect Florida's natural beauty.
Study finds dolphins and whales in U.S. waters threatened by climate change; Fort Lauderdale unveils plan to protect city from flooding
NOAA researchers found more than 70% of the American marine mammal species they studied are vulnerable to threats.
How does climate change threaten your neighborhood? A new map has the details
The fine-grained analysis maps out environmental risks alongside factors that make it harder for people to deal with hazards.