Florida State University climate expert leads NASA study examining risks for extreme heat illness
A 2020 survey by Miami-Dade nonprofits found that after housing and security, heat was residents’ most pressing concern.
New technique may help scientists stave off coral reef collapse
University of Florida scientists have recreated the first stage of the coral skeleton creation process in a sea anemone.
The climate debate: FIU convened a diverse group of leading experts to discuss paths forward
One of the goals of FIU’s Environment Forum is to bring diverging viewpoints into dialogue in respectful conversations.
UCF researchers lead $1.5M project to improve efficiency of solar cells
The project is one of 19 selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to fulfill President Biden’s Investing in America...
Pollution could intensify global water scarcity, study shows
Scientists found that more than 3,000 river basins globally are at risk of water scarcity by 2050 in one future...
Climate change and boat strikes are killing right whales. Stronger speed limits could save them
Nearly a century after we almost hunted them to extinction, fewer than 360 right whales remain.
As climate change threatens tea industry, solutions that build resilience benefit environment
Climate change threatens to reduce tea yields and hammer millions of small farmers who derive their livelihood from the crop.
Climate conversations on point in Miami Beach
University leaders and researchers provided insight and shed light on solutions proposed at the Aspen Ideas: Climate conference.
USF helping develop comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across Tampa Bay
The plan focuses on high-priority projects in the transportation and energy sector, the region's largest greenhouse gas emitters.
As heat becomes a national threat, who will be protected?
Extreme heat affects everyone. But in Florida, the hottest state in the country, only one group is legally protected.