Helene and Milton upended a key part of the nation’s food supply
After two hurricanes and billions of dollars in damages, the US food supply chain faces an uncertain future.
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Wildfires don’t just burn farmland − they can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock
With the US averaging over 60,000 wildfires each year, they have clearly become a whole-of-society problem.
Methane emissions are at new highs. It could put us on a dangerous climate path
Cutting methane emissions is one of the best and only short-term levers we can pull to slow the rate of ...
The danger of Florida springs going extinct
With a million wells and millions of acres of people and farms, Florida’s springs are a shadow of their former ...
Heat waves, droughts cause billions of dollars in global economic losses
An increase in extreme heat and severe droughts lops off about 0.2% of a country’s GDP, a new study found.
Video: What is a carbon footprint?
This bite-sized video describes what a carbon footprint means and ways to reduce the emissions that it includes.
FAU lands $1.3M NSF grant to boost dryland soil quality
The research is expected to deepen knowledge of how microbes react to climate conditions.
Florida agriculture fuels algae blooms. How much remains unclear
Florida's Blue-Green Algae Task Force wants data on the state’s strategy for curbing farm-related nutrient pollution
Florida ‘should be ground zero for the blue economy in the United States’ – State Rep. Kelly Skidmore discusses efforts to promote marine industries
Rep. Skidmore, D-Boca Raton, talks about the benefits of the newly established Office of Ocean Economy in this Q&A.
UF/IFAS researchers address issues facing indoor farms
Indoors operations use far less land than conventional farms, but have high electricity use relative to traditional farming.