Sea Level Rise

The king tide is the highest predicted high tide of the year. It is above the highest water level reached at high tide on an average day.

Least terns are protected in Florida. That didn't stop a Keys yacht club from removing nearly 130 chicks and eggs to repair its roof.

New temperature averages reflect the general warming trend that we've seen both in the U.S. and globally in the past several or more decades. Large portions of the country are actually a little wetter, which is also consistent with climate change.

City officials will have to take a look at the social, legal and economic impacts of some of their recommendations.

The new law establishes multi-year plans to tackle statewide flooding and coastal resilience.

A new study by the nonprofit news service Climate Central presents another grim outlook for the elderly in South Florida: more nursing homes and assisted living facilities at risk from flooding than other coastal states.

It would provide a tax break to property owners who elevate homes to address potential flooding and could go on the ballot in 2022 as a constitutional amendment.

Environmentalists say the bill is a step in the right direction but say more needs to be done to address the root cause of climate change.

There are already questions if the state has started too late and whether it can move fast enough to keep up with the rising water.

A state committee unanimously approved a bill that includes spending up to $100 million a year on projects to address flooding and sea-level rise and creating a grant program for local governments.

Democratic Florida legislators say they are receiving emails from their constituents opposing a suite of bills that would give the state control of climate change initiatives over local governments.