Florida And Climate Change

The Rice's whale is one of the Gulf of Mexico’s largest and most mysterious animals, and is found nowhere else on Earth. NOAA Fisheries is set to publish a new critical habitat designation for the species.

The company RENCO is debuting a first-of-its-kind apartment project using innovative new building blocks designed to be assembled much like a giant toy kit. Rather than typical blocks of concrete, these are made from a mix of recycled glass and plastic, resins and limestone powder called calcite fused together under heat.

Gas-powered outdoor equipment releases emissions that pose health risks and contribute to climate change

North America’s only barrier reef is withering from heat and disease. Can efforts to preserve and propagate the corals at land-based facilities save them?

Humidity is why medical experts say that South Florida’s climate can be harder on the health and body than a dry climate like Arizona, where a 90 degree temperature doesn’t feel all that oppressive.

Gas-powered outdoor equipment releases emissions that pose health risks and contribute to climate change.

Princeton University researchers measured attitudes toward climate change before, during and after Hurricane Ian.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we went to Key West for a special show with a live studio audience. First, we spoke with former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. Then, we were joined by WLRN’s environment editor Jenny Staletovich to talk about warming ocean waters and coral reef restoration. And later, we heard from Julia Cooper, WLRN reporter covering the Florida Keys.

Many states accepted IRA federal funding to address climate change, but Florida turned the money down from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants.

Rebuilding after extreme weather disasters can be a long and expensive process, as the impacts of climate change increasingly threaten coastal communities.

The surge is startling scientists, amplifying impacts such as hurricane storm surges and nuisance flooding and testing mitigation measures like the Resilient Florida program.

A newly published paper suggests the incredibly rare Key Largo tree cactus species is locally extinct. Researchers believe sea level rise was the main culprit.