Federal climate report should be a call to action for Florida to meet sea-level rise threat
The federal government’s devastating report on climate change holds three especially dramatic messages: Extremely hot weather is getting more common, and ...
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Southeast Florida compact a model for other regions
Ten years ago, officials in South Florida, lobbying for a federal climate bill in Washington, discovered they didn’t have enough ...
Amid dark news on climate change, Deutch bill offers spark of hope
After a year of rising floodwaters and record forest fires, it has been distressing to watch the United States attend ...
Another Point of View: Buying into sea-level rise threat means businesses must invest
At the recent 10th Annual Southeast Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit, I was, like many others in the audience, on the ...
Southeast Florida compact a model for other regions
Ten years ago, officials in South Florida, lobbying for a federal climate bill in Washington, discovered they didn’t have enough ...
Business leaders vow to address the threat from rising seas
At last year's annual Southeast Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit, we were encouraged when business leaders not only acknowledged the ...
Editorial: We must do more to address coastline’s distressed beaches
Beach replenishment is kind of dumb. You pump many tons of sand onto a stretch of shoreline, and in a ...
Jupiter moves to officially plan for climate change
JUPITER -- The town is ready to resubmit to the state its coastal management comprehensive plan text amendments that address ...
Rafe Pomerance, a climate-change pioneer, is continuing his crusade here in Florida
For climate change, Florida is the ballgame. So says Rafe Pomerance, a man who has worked longer to stave off the ...
Flood insurance premiums may sink South Florida before the rising sea does
Long before the invading sea reaches our homes, it could upend our region’s economy. And soon. In just two or ...