Florida wildlife feeling impact of climate change; home-hardening program lowers insurance costs for fewer than half of homeowners
Climate change is changing the habitat of species ranging from bugs to reptiles.
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Miami Wilds is a threat to Zoo Miami’s conservation efforts
Miami Wilds is a water park planned next to the zoo on critical habitats for endangered species, such as the Florida ...
Proposed Miami water park would harm critical habitat, vulnerable species
The proposed Miami Wilds water park has stirred controversy due to potentially detrimental effects on the pine rockland ecosystem.
Protecting Amazon forests protects Florida from climate change
The massive Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest, is the most important carbon dioxide vacuum cleaner we’ve got on land.
This is an emergency — we must act now to save our beautiful Biscayne Bay
By Rebeca Sosa, Miami-Dade County Commission Mother Nature has alerted us to a crisis in Biscayne Bay, and we are ...
Government needs to take bold action to save Biscayne Bay and our supply of clean water
It seems like every week brings a new, more alarming reminder of the mounting threats to our community’s water system. ...
To combat sea-level rise, Miami-Dade must become a leader in green technology
Like Noah preparing for the great flood, South Florida faces an existential choice. We can either boldly confront the challenge ...
The Invading Sea is a nonpartisan source for news, commentary and educational content about climate change and other environmental issues affecting Florida. The site is managed by Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Environmental Studies in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
