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Tag: Resilient Florida
The connection between hurricanes and investment in Florida
The potential damage from a hurricane reaches well beyond physical structures and property into financial instability.
How Florida built resilience this hurricane season and what can be done to prepare for future storms
Florida leaders have made great progress this year to better protect residents, but there is still a lot of work ...
Climate resiliency would save Florida billions
Recent hurricanes, severe storms and flooding have created a massive fiscal burden on the state and its residents.
I help cities plan for climate change: Here’s how Florida leads on flood resilience
The Resilient Florida program, established in 2021, has funded more than $1 billion in grants to address flood vulnerabilities.
New flood disclosure law will protect Florida homebuyers
House Bill 1049 makes flood disclosure a requirement for all residential real estate purchases in Florida.
In the South, sea level rise accelerates at some of the most extreme rates on Earth
The surge is amplifying impacts such as hurricane storm surges and nuisance flooding and testing mitigation measures.
Recent legislation strengthens Florida’s leadership in flood resilience
Since Resilient Florida was created in 2021, over $1.5 billion has been invested in flood and resilience projects across the ...
Florida says no to federal funding aimed at greenhouse gas emissions
The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program represents one of the largest shares of funding under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Palm Beach County gets $1 million to combat flooding; Coral Reef Watch introduces new heat alerts
The Department of Environmental Protection awarded the funding from the Resilient Florida Program to assist six municipalities.
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.
