Where does lightning strike? New maps pinpoint 36.8 million yearly ground strike points in unprecedented detail
Florida is a hot spot for cloud-to-ground lightning strikes, with Miami-Fort Lauderdale experiencing over 120,000 in 2023.
Florida is a hot spot for cloud-to-ground lightning strikes, with Miami-Fort Lauderdale experiencing over 120,000 in 2023.
Globally, 2023 was the warmest year on record, and it wreaked havoc around the world.
Florida has one of the highest numbers of open leaking underground storage tank sites in the US.
The Lakeland project will include 77 homes with solar panels, linked together to pool energy in a central battery storage ...
Fort Lauderdale plans to upgrade the drainage infrastructure in 25 of its most flood-prone neighborhoods in the next decade.
Fort Lauderdale will update infrastructure in more than 25 neighborhoods, costing more than $700 million over the next decade.
The shrinking habitat is raising major ethical and logistical questions about the Endangered Species Act.
NOAA researchers found more than 70% of the American marine mammal species they studied are vulnerable to threats.
More than 800 new buildings in the past decade that have been LEED certified are at extreme risk of flooding.
Without worldwide action to cut emissions, we can look forward to more and more unbearable and dangerous weather.
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