New flood disclosure law will protect Florida homebuyers
House Bill 1049 makes flood disclosure a requirement for all residential real estate purchases in Florida.
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Climate change is ‘impacting our past’ – A Q&A about how rising sea levels, other climate impacts affect archaeological and historical sites
A Q&A with Sara Ayers-Rigsby, director of the Southeast/Southwest regions for the Florida Public Archaeology Network..
Coastal cities’ growing hurricane vulnerability is fed by both climate change and unbridled population growth
Several cities along the Gulf Coast have large socially vulnerable populations at high risk from hurricane damage.
Video: Why do floods happen?
This bite-sized video describes different types of flooding and the damage that flooding can cause.
Thwaites Glacier won’t collapse like dominoes as feared, study finds
But the findings don’t mean the 'Doomsday Glacier,' which has the potential to flood coastlines if it collapsed, is stable.
Post-Idalia adaptations help Nature Coast Biological Station weather subsequent storms
Foremost among changes at the marine research facility is the purchase of a new mobile lab.
As climate change increases flood risks, Floridians are alarmingly underinsured
Only about 12% of the nearly 9 million properties across the state of Florida have flood insurance.
Miami’s gentrification shows impact of climate injustice
An influx of wealthy residents is migrating to high inland areas like Little Haiti to evade rising sea levels.
Good flooding? Scientists use rice cultivation to preserve soil in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area
One way to slow down subsidence is to flood the area during Florida’s rainy season and use the fields to ...
The rural Americans too poor for federal flood protections
A data-driven disaster tool shows 'bias' against rural communities.