How climate change drives hotter, more frequent heat waves
Everything you need to know about the science linking global warming to extreme heat.
DeSantis rejects federal funding for energy rebates; blame traded over insurance crisis
The funding, totaling about $377 million, included hundreds of millions of dollars for energy-efficiency rebates and electrification.
Warming climate will expand mosquito’s realm
John Beier of the University of Miami answers questions about climate change’s impact on mosquitoes, malaria cases in Florida.
Record Florida ocean temperatures put coral reefs at risk; another home insurer leaving Florida
Average coral cover on most Florida Keys reefs has dropped to less than 3%, from between 30% to 50% before...
New research looks to pollen for plant heat stress resilience
The research aims to identify genetic resiliency markers that may inform future corn-breeding efforts.
Lake Okeechobee’s toxic algae blooms threaten Florida; heat records falling around the globe this summer
Toxic algal blooms now regularly infest much of the lake's 730-square-mile surface during the summer.
Bald eagles rebounded after Hurricane Ian; research aims to protect farmworkers from heat
About 70% of the eagle pairs that lost nests rebuilt in the same season, according to EagleWatch data.
Travels of sargassum seaweed explored
Scientist Maria Josefina Olascoaga and others hope to learn more about the oceanic conditions that transport the brown macroalgae.
Forecasters now predicting ‘above normal’ hurricane season; heat records broken across Earth
The new forecast now predicts 18 named storms and nine hurricanes, four of which will be major.
About 40% of world’s oceans experiencing marine heat waves; early tropical storms break up sargassum belt
The heat waves could linger through the end of the year.