Experts say development may have worsened Fort Lauderdale flooding; mangroves protect from rising seas
A bill in the Florida Senate would task the Florida Department of Environmental Protection with protecting mangroves.
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Fort Lauderdale flooding shows how climate change has dramatically altered rainfall patterns
Extreme storms may become even more frequent as climate change accelerates.
Florida must plan for ‘new normal’ of challenges caused by climate change
Within two decades, Florida could gain almost 5 million residents and lose a million acres of land to sea-level rise.
Is Fort Lauderdale flooding a sign of things to come?
Preliminary observations of 25.91 inches falling in 24 hours at one Fort Lauderdale location would break the all-time Florida record.
The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is carrying a massive bloom of brown seaweed toward Florida and the Caribbean
Until large-scale nutrient pollution is reduced, sargassum blooms will be a recurring presence in Florida and the Caribbean.
Florida considering fee on electric vehicles, Fort Lauderdale requiring higher sea walls
A roundup of news items related to climate change and other environmental issues in Florida: Florida EV owners may get ...
Not word about clean water from Florida candidates Charlie Crist and Ron DeSantis?
Editorial Board, TCPALM/Treasure Coast Newspapers The gubernatorial debate between Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist on Oct. 24 ...
Anthony Abbate: Floridians can’t overcome the effects of the warming climate because we suffer from ‘short-termism’
An interview with Anthony Abbate, Florida Atlantic University As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,” which highlights ...
Alec Bogdanoff: Floridians need to realize that grappling with the warming climate ‘is going to take sustained effort for decades’
An interview with Alec Bogdanoff, principal scientist and co-founder of Brizaga. As part of its series “The Business of Climate ...
Historic Eta flooding shows that we’re all vulnerable in Florida
By Fabiola Santiago, Miami Herald columnist Like many in South Florida, thanks to Tropical Storm Eta’s relentless soaking, I woke ...