Can chief heat officers protect US cities from extreme heat?
Appointed officials have life-saving solutions to keep the public safe from rising temperatures, but don’t have political power.
Tag: Global warming
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.
Estuaries in South Florida are warming faster than the Gulf of Mexico and global oceans
Over the past two decades, sea surface temperatures in the estuaries rose 500% faster than in the global oceans.
Climate change: a game changer for sports
The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris have provided a glimpse into the future if we fail to act.
Fewer bees and other pollinating insects lead to shrinking crops
The population of insect pollinators is dropping in the US, due to pesticides, climate change and other factors.
Q&As with Floridians on the front lines of fighting climate change
The Invading Sea is interviewing Floridians working to address climate impacts and other environmental challenges.
Protect Florida’s children from mosquito-borne diseases
Climate change, with higher temperatures and increased rainfall, is making Miami a more suitable habitat for mosquitoes.
Can Florida’s orange growers survive another hurricane season?
A perfect storm of hurricanes, diseases and water scarcity threatens to wipe out the state's famed citrus industry.
To beat the heat, we need climate action
We need to demand the kind of big, systemic changes that are our only hope to slow the pace of ...
New research initiative to aid in Biscayne Bay preservation
A pilot study using environmental DNA can track changes in the diversity of organisms living in the water.