Florida And Climate Change

The state is looking at "living shorelines" such as mangrove forests, oyster reef restoration and hybrid options like 3D-printed walls that help fight climate change.

New research shows the carbon absorbed by the Everglades is equal to 10% of the emissions coming from Florida roadways, but the watershed's methane emissions complicate the picture.

Massive piles of sargassum, the size of which have not been seen before, are floating this way, right now, sure to coat the beaches of Florida's East Coast, the Keys, and various Caribbean islands.

The concerns originate in a state-commissioned environmental assessment on the Everglades detention site, which has detained thousands of migrants since opening last summer.

The statistical model considers angler behavior as a factor in predicting the probability of exceeding fishing quotas.

Just last week, the Trump administration revoked a 2009 endangerment finding, which said heat-trapping gases, like methane and carbon dioxide, threaten public health.

The measure's sponsor says "net-zero" policies drive up costs, while one city commissioner says destructive weather intensified by climate change is actually doing so.

According to a new study and hundreds of videos shot mostly in waters near Palm Beach County, manta rays can act as a mobile home, providing food, shelter, even honeymoon suites for fish in sometimes inhospitable waters.

Climate change has pushed some native Florida species north. While the reptiles prefer South Florida’s climate, they have been spotted around the bay area.

Students face increased mental health risk while dealing with the challenges of a hurricane.

Sarasota has the money to improve coastal flooding protection. However, the funding comes with questions about what improvements can be made and will they solve the problem as sea levels rise.

Scientists warn that a proposed expansion of Port Everglades could cause unprecedented damage to corals in the U.S., including some of the only remaining endangered staghorn corals that survived a record-breaking heat wave.