Miami-Dade County has its first ‘chief heat officer’; How cool is that?
The Miami Herald Editorial Board Miami-Dade County now has an official “chief heat officer.” That may sound like a gimmick — we ...
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Jeffrey Huber: South Florida is the ‘canary in the coal mine’ warning others that the warming climate presents serious challenges
An interview with Jeffrey Huber, Brooks + Scarpa and Florida Atlantic University School of Architecture As part of its series ...
Greater Miami mayors applaud U.S. leadership on addressing the climate crisis
By Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, City of Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, and City of Miami Mayor Francis ...
The market can be our most effective way to repair the Earth’s climate
By Joseph Bonasia, Citizens’ Climate Lobby No Floridian would carry bags of fertilizer underarm and then dump their contents into ...
Florida needs long-term leadership to tackle chronic flooding
By Daniel A. Perez, Florida House member When our community faces a challenge, we must understand it and face it ...
When a hurricane is bearing down on Florida, minimize COVID-19 infections with more strategic evacuations
To hear what climate scientists and epidemiologists learned about how to evacuate during a pandemic, join an expert panel discussion ...
Solar storage can be a lifesaver, particularly during hurricane season
By Salome Garcia and Katie Chiles Ottenweller Hurricane season has arrived and already Mother Nature has given us plenty to ...
Martin County invested in mangrove habitat restoration to protect the area from stronger storms expected as the climate gets hotter
By Kathy Fitzpatrick, Martin County Coastal Engineer Small coastal communities are particularly vulnerable to powerful storms. They often have a ...
Teenager considers her family ‘climate refugees’ because they couldn’t risk staying in Florida during increasingly dangerous storms
By Luxha Aliheligi Phillips I’m a climate refugee and that’s the primary reason I am one of eight young Floridians ...
If we treasure the Everglades, we must protect its health the way we are protecting ourselves during the pandemic
By Eric Eikenberg, Everglades Foundation Seven years ago on April 7, when Florida celebrated its first official Everglades Day, people ...
See what happens to your neighborhood as the sea level rises with this interactive map from Climate Central.