Restoring the Florida Everglades can still use federal help
Factors like sea level rise, population growth and a warming climate have impacted the restoration project.
Factors like sea level rise, population growth and a warming climate have impacted the restoration project.
King tides give residents a glimpse of what Florida’s future could look like as sea levels continue to rise.
Over-extraction of the aquifer and rising sea levels allow saltwater to encroach into Florida’s groundwater.
Researchers salvaged six ailing fragments of the Key Largo tree cactus for off-site cultivation to ensure their survival.
The study will create a network of monitoring wells to determine the impact of saltwater on the foundations of these ...
Our own individual actions will make a difference but more is needed from large generators of greenhouse gases.
Groundwater levels have declined since the year 2000 in far more places than they rose
When healthy, the Everglades fights climate change by serving as a 'carbon bank' that sequesters massive amounts of carbon.
A Q&A with Gil Smart, executive director of VoteWater and policy director for Friends of the Everglades.
When seawater moves inland, the salt it contains can wreak havoc on farmlands, ecosystems, lives and livelihoods.
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