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.
Tag: Global warming
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.
How cleaning up shipping cut pollution — and warmed the planet
When the maritime sector slashed sulfur emissions, it became an accidental experiment in geoengineering.
America faces a power disconnection crisis amid dangerous heat
In 27 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment even in a heat wave
Climate change profoundly affects our birds
Audubon reports that two-thirds of America's bird species are at risk of extinction because of climate change.
Study: Urban heat island effect boosts temperatures for millions in Florida, across US
The urban heat island effect amplifies temperatures due to the built environment absorbing more heat than natural landscapes.