Nature-based solutions help us adapt to climate change impacts
Natural features are an effective defense against erosion, storms and flooding – but only if we protect and restore them.
Tag: Gulf of Mexico
Sea levels in Florida are rising fast. Tough decisions ahead
An analysis of sea level rise showed that the American South is experiencing one of the most rapid surges on ...
The race to open the Florida coast to industrial fish farms can be stopped
Florida is on the frontline of the battle to keep industrial fish farms from overwhelming our nation’s coasts
Coastal restoration: recycled shells and millions of larvae — a recipe for renewed oyster reefs
Oyster reefs protect shorelines from storm surges and erosion, while providing important habitat for fish and other marine species
Barrier islands are first line of protection for Gulf Coast communities
Barrier islands and their intact dunes are our natural fortresses
UCF expertise tapped to help combat land, ecological losses in Mississippi River delta
Project goals include collecting data in the Mississippi River's Birdsfoot region to analyze extreme storm surges, wave events.
Latest oil spill highlights the need to protect the remaining Rice’s whales
On Nov. 16, a new devastating oil spill hit the Gulf of Mexico, when the Main Pass pipeline spilled 1.1 ...
As climate change warms rivers, they are running out of breath — and so could the plants and animals they harbor
Warming rivers with low oxygen could suffer fish die-offs and degraded water quality.
Miami-Dade commissioners punt on heat protections; invisible fences aid in Florida ranching, climate research
Commissioners voted 8 to 2 to defer the bill. If it is deferred again in March, it would die and ...
Lawmakers investigating insurers fleeing risky areas; Miami-Dade art installations call attention to climate change
The Senate Budget Committee sent letters to 40 insurance companies, seeking documents on where they're dropping customers.