Youth climate activists campaign at Florida Capitol; USF professor testifies in D.C. on ocean warming
More than 200 young activists held a press conference and rally as part of a campaign called Reclaim Florida’s Future ...
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Florida lawmakers consider grants for protecting homes from flooding; another record amount of sargassum found in Atlantic
The Legislature is considering bills to expand the projects that qualify for grants under the My Safe Florida Home program.
Florida Institute of Oceanography’s Keys Marine Laboratory, hosted by USF, to return rescued corals back to the sea
Unprecedented heat waves this past summer caused one of the largest coral bleaching events in history.
Florida’s electric vehicle boom could be stifled by proposed tax measure
This proposal would end up imposing one of the highest EV taxes in the nation – even higher than California.
About 40% of world’s oceans experiencing marine heat waves; early tropical storms break up sargassum belt
The heat waves could linger through the end of the year.
Sargassum belt has shrunk; Florida’s first ‘clean’ hydrogen plant being built
The massive mat of brown seaweed that washes up on Florida beaches shrank 15% last month, according to a University ...
Solutions sought for exploding seaweed problem; Tampa-area summit explores resiliency
There is increasing commercial and research interest in developing ways to put sargassum to use.
Florida borrowing millions for hurricane insurance claims; seaweed expected to peak on beaches in June
Borrowing in Florida and Louisiana could reach a combined $1.35 billion and will be repaid largely by insurance policyholders across ...
The Florida invasion: Pythons, spiders and skeeters, oh my
Anyone who follows creepy-crawly news may have seen that we’re in the midst of an invasion on three new fronts.
Florida’s lawmakers are beginning to recognize the threat the state faces from the warming climate
By Lauren Swan, AECOM Engineering As most of the nation emerges from a harsh winter, it is worth contemplating what ...