Sea Level Rise

Seawalls, despite more natural innovations like “living” shorelines, aren’t going anywhere in Florida — except up.

While making these changes comes with a hefty price tag, there is opportunity for economic growth, leaders say.

Leaders from a number of counties around the greater Tampa Bay region talked about issues such as wastewater management and making utilities stronger.

On this week's Florida Roundup, we discuss Disney workers' response to Florida legislation that would ban classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, along with a new report on climate change.

Lower-income households or renters living inland would be the most impacted by sea level rise displacement, and they tend to be those with the least capacity to move and adapt, a FSU researcher said.

As sea levels rose from climate change, a new study found, flooding in the underground garage at the beachside Champlain Towers South became more common. Much more common.

Despite years of warnings from top scientists around the world, Florida’s plan to address climate change only involves spending money to adapt to rising seas instead of cutting the emissions that cause them. In fact, the state has passed bills that work against those goals.

A proposal to lessen the effects of sea level rise is scheduled to get a floor vote in the House on Wednesday. While the bill aims to help communities adapt, it doesn't address manmade climate change.

Climate change has already changed places like Florida permanently and irreversibly — affecting coral reefs, leading to higher property values and increasing inequality for vulnerable populations in the state, according to a new global report from the world’s top scientists.

As attention and urgency ramp up around the world over the looming dangers of climate change, a major new federal report released on Tuesday offers a surprising forecast: It actually reduces the amount of sea level rise the world is expected to see as the Earth warms.

Scientists are only more sure that Florida is in for worse flooding in the next 30 years.

Sea levels are rising even faster on the East Coast and Gulf Coast. And advances in climate science mean we can see the future clearly for the first time.