Protecting Miami from storm surge and sea-level rise is more than a question of walls and pumps
By John Burr, Resilient Jax You’ve probably heard about the plans to build a six-mile, $6 billion wall across Biscayne ...
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Architects in Jacksonville are designing buildings to withstand far worse flooding from rising seas than government officials foresee
By John Burr, Resilient Jax Now it is set in concrete: Downtown Jacksonville faces a dire flooding threat from sea-level ...
Why can’t we call the growing threats from the warming climate ‘an emergency’?
By Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope, Covering Climate Now TV newsman Bill Moyers tells the story of how Edward R. ...
Everglades restoration enhances water quality and therefore benefits the state’s vital real estate industry
By Stephen Davis, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer, The Everglades Foundation America’s Everglades provides the drinking water for nine million Floridians, ...
Southeast Florida’s flood-control system is close to collapse and the federal government needs to fix it fast
By Broward County Commissioner Beam Furr, Dr. Jennifer Jurado, Chief Resilience Officer of Broward County, Dan Lindblade, President and CEO ...
Floridians have spent decades destroying wetlands and natural areas; there was a small victory in Martin County recently
By Maggy Hurchalla, environmental activist Florida spent its first century destroying its wetlands and natural areas. We were slow in ...
Don’t let Florida officials get their grubby little hands on fragile federal lands
By Carl Hiaasen, Miami Herald Columnist One of the only positive things about having Rick Scott in Washington is that ...
Water board indicates that it will study the potential problems of drilling 80 wells to store water underground
By Eric Eikenberg, Everglades Foundation The South Florida Water Management District recently approved a $14 million contract that could ultimately ...
Miami’s new Resilience Officer says it’s time to move from planning to implementation
Alan Dodd, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Miami Resilience in Miami is no longer just a slogan – it is ...
Republican leaders say Florida must prepare for sea-level rise
By Chris Sprowls and Wilton Simpson Throughout our history, Floridians have reveled in our state’s natural resources. With our miles ...