Lawmakers should pass legislation that would help Floridians keep the lights on during COVID
By Bryan Hernandez More than 42,000 Florida households likely have no electricity right now. Can you imagine living in the ...
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Florida lawmakers are planning to divert millions of dollars from affordable housing to tackle the climate crisis
By Zelalem Adefris, David Peery and Jeanette Ruiz When thousands of Floridians are facing foreclosure or eviction because of COVID-19, ...
Protecting our water supply also can help South Florida fight the damage from sea-level rise
By Ryan Rossi, the South Florida Water Coalition Though the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging as the new year begins, ...
‘Resilient technology’ can help owners of commercial real estate quickly identify risks and develop ways to address them
By Albert J. Slap, Coastal Risk Consulting Perhaps you’ve heard of PropTech, CRETech, InsurTech, and FinTech. These “techs” perform valuable ...
There’s no reason to be optimistic that humans are close to solving the warming of the planet
By John Englander, Rising Seas Institute A Jan. 3 article in “Inside Climate News” has stirred up a lot of ...
New Republican members of Congress should start working to curb the threats from the warming climate
By Magaly Fuentes, North Swell Media and Consulting When some of our nation’s most powerful officials incited a mob to storm our nation’s ...
Floridians need to do more to protect water, land and wildlife in 2021
By Rob Moher, Conservancy of Southwest Florida As 2019 ended, I drafted a piece titled “Upping the ante to protect ...
2020 showed Florida that sustainability and resilience are the only way forward
By Philip Stoddard, Florida International University This year made Floridians feel climate change in our daily lives as we slogged ...
Finding long-term solutions to Florida’s water-resiliency challenges can’t wait any longer
By Allen Douglas, American Council of Engineering Companies The 2021 legislative session is just around the corner, and the health ...
The presidential election will determine whether my grandchild will have to cope with a climate catastrophe
By Carrie A. Scherpelz, Citizens’ Climate Lobby I will greet my first grandchild just after Inauguration Day. Will you please ...
See what happens to your neighborhood as the sea level rises with this interactive map from Climate Central.