It’s time to consider adding a ‘Category 6’ to the hurricane power scale
If you live in a hurricane-prone area, you probably know about the five-category Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. It defines Atlantic ...
Tag: Hurricane Dorian
What Washington can learn about climate action from South Florida
When U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked me to lead the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis this year, ...
We can all take steps to reduce the depression and anxiety caused by climate change and extreme weather
In September, Floridians dodged Hurricane Dorian. Unfortunately, residents of some Bahamian islands were not so lucky. As a category 5 ...
South Florida will bear the brunt of climate crisis if the state and federal governments keep ignoring us
Environmental injustice comes in many forms. We see it when lead contaminates a community’s water supply. We see it in ...
With so much at risk, Florida must become a leader in addressing climate change
There have been five Category 5 hurricanes -- all of which made landfall -- in the Atlantic since 2016. Five. ...
If you believe in free market capitalism, you should believe in a carbon tax
You can think of it like the monthly fee you pay to your city to collect your garbage. If that ...
If the scale didn’t stop at 5, would Hurricane Dorian have been a Category 6 storm?
Dorian hit the Bahamas as one of the strongest storms in Atlantic history, once again whipping up social media banter ...
About The Project
The Invading Sea is a collaboration by the editorial boards of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post —
with reporting by WLRN Public Media —
to address the threat South Florida faces from sea-level rise. We want to raise awareness, amplify the voice of our region and create a call to action that can't be ignored. Read More
See what happens to your neighborhood as the sea level rises with this interactive map.
Plus: Check out more resources on sea level rise.
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