To protect where we live, we need to love where we live
Surgeons don’t operate without first knowing basic human anatomy. They can only fix our bodies if they first know which organs and ...
Year: 2018
South Florida’s leaders are planning for rising seas, but it’s a race to hold back the water
As Broward County’s Resilience Officer, I have been working on the issue of sea-level rise adaptation for more than 15 ...
Ways to protect our drinking water from rising seas
Over sea walls. Up through storm drains. And even into wells needed to keep your faucets flowing. Sea-level rise isn’t just ...
Sen. Bill Nelson: Photos don’t lie. Plan needed for sea-level rise
Editor’s note:Florida Sen. Bill Nelson made these remarks, edited for length, on the Senate floor Thursday about climate change and ...
Industries should pay their share for damage caused by climate change in South Florida
In a recent op-ed for the Sun-Sentinel, Dan Peterson of the James Madison Institute warned Florida city leaders to beware of climate ...
Save money — and South Florida’s environment — by cutting back on the use of fossil fuels
Those of us who participated in projecting sea-level rise for the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact know that CO2 ...
Media Roundup: Where disaster strikes again and again; the Rio Grande is drying up; deciding to ignore climate change
John Ward: Trust scientists on climate change Gainesville Sun Scientists seek to discover the structure and function of things by ...
As the sea rises, South Floridians will get thirsty before they get wet
Our house in Coral Gables sits at 14 feet of elevation – a veritable ridge by South Florida standards. In ...
Broward Leaders Are Worried About How To Pay For Sea-Level Rise
Sea-level rise is going to cost Broward County -- and leaders don't know yet how they're going to pay. A ...
Trump Administration’s plans would harm South Florida waters
In Florida, we may have oranges on our license plates, but it’s the waters around us that shape how we ...
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