Florida lawmakers seek to change policy that has delayed beach nourishment work; ocean heat could mean another record year
The US Army Corps of Engineers has long pumped sand onto Pinellas County beaches, but a change in policy has ...
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Can artificial reefs restore corals and protect coastal communities?
Researchers in Florida are testing an artificial reef planted with live corals.
Arctic Report Card 2023: From wildfires to melting sea ice, the warmest summer on record had cascading impacts across the Arctic
It’s almost certain this was the Arctic’s hottest summer in centuries.
Hurricane season ends with 20 named storms but just 1 US landfall; Senate committee investigating Citizens Property Insurance
The hurricane season produced the fourth-most named storms on record, but only Idalia made landfall in the US.
It’s not just coral. Extreme heat is weakening entire marine ecosystems in Florida.
Anemones, sponges and jellyfish are bleaching throughout the Everglades amid record temperatures.
‘It’s hard to imagine, but a fish can drown’
University of Miami marine biologists explain the impacts of rising ocean temperatures on fish.
Above-average temperatures expected in Florida over next three months; five dead in state from ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria
More parts of Florida may see record-high temperatures this month.
Extreme heat in Florida Keys threatens ecosystem; unprecedented storm damage upending insurance industry
With high temperatures predicted until October, scientists worry about harm to the largest coral barrier reef in the continental US
Disease and climate ravaging Florida’s orange crop; rescued corals aid in reef recovery
Extreme weather fueled by climate change and a bacterial disease have devastated orange producers in the Sunshine State.
Record-hot Gulf temperatures affect hurricanes, wildlife; Miami-Dade Schools buy 20 electric school buses
Hurricane season predictions were increased to include more storms due to record ocean temperatures counterbalancing El Niño.
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