Rafe Pomerance, a climate-change pioneer, is continuing his crusade here in Florida
For climate change, Florida is the ballgame. So says Rafe Pomerance, a man who has worked longer to stave off the ...
Year: 2018
Media Roundup: ‘Hothouse Earth,’ sea-level rise ‘locked in,’ property values hurt; internet infrastructure threatened
The world could hit a tipping point that causes warming to spiral out of control — a scenario scientists call ...
From Traffic To Sea-Level Rise, South Florida Has Many ‘Resilience’ Issues. Here’s What That Means
There's a buzzword among people who work on quality-of-life issues in South Florida: "Resilience." It’s a concept we often apply ...
Media roundup: “Losing Earth” from the New York Times Magazine; saving Florida’s coral reefs; the toxic tide; 2017 was hot
Losing Earth: The Decade We almost Stopped Climate Change New York Times Editor’s Note: This narrative by Nathaniel Rich is ...
Outburst At Miami Sea-Level Rise Meeting Prompts Discussion On Urgency, Equity
An ugly moment at a meeting of Miami's sea-level rise committee last week has prompted controversy over one of its ...
FIU’s Dr. Beach has a prescription for what ails South Florida’s beaches
Our beaches are in trouble. As sea levels continue to rise, our old solutions won’t cut it much longer. Here’s ...
Your flood insurance premium is going up again, and that’s only the beginning
The letter might have already come in the mail. “Your building is at high risk for flooding,” it declares in ...
Risk From Rising Seas Could Sink South Florida’s Economy Before The Water Even Arrives
South Florida could see two feet or more of sea-level rise over the next 40 years. It’s alarming. And there’s ...
Historic label on buildings may preclude protection against sea rise, developer says
A property owner in a flood-prone Miami Beach neighborhood is challenging the city’s decision to designate the area as historic, ...
Republicans scoff at carbon tax as Curbelo unveils his own climate-change plan
WASHINGTON -- Carlos Curbelo’s latest effort to shift the climate change debate within the Republican Party has a long way to ...
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