Historic Eta flooding shows that we’re all vulnerable in Florida
By Fabiola Santiago, Miami Herald columnist Like many in South Florida, thanks to Tropical Storm Eta’s relentless soaking, I woke ...
Month: November 2020
Can a President stop flooding by executive order?
By John Englander, Rising Seas Institute Following the U.S. Presidential election, many pundits speculate that President Biden will use Executive ...
Voters approve charter amendment and make Florida the epicenter of Rights of Nature in the U.S.
By Joseph Bonasia, Florida Rights of Nature Network On Election Day, a breathtaking 89% of Orange County voters approved the ...
FAU program envisions Florida coastal residents learning to live with lots of water
By Benita Goldstein Given all the rain we’ve had in the last month, a recent FAU webinar was timely. Entitled ...
It’s always darkest before the dawn
By John Morales, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists This is a new Silent Spring moment. Rachel Carson’s 1962 seminal book Silent Spring—about the ...
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