Peter Moore: Governments need to allocate more money to study Floridaâs flooding threat and how to address it
An interview with Peter Moore, president and CEO of Chen Moore and Associates  As part of its series âThe Business ...
Month: May 2021
Everglades restoration enhances water quality and therefore benefits the stateâs vital real estate industry
By Stephen Davis, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer, The Everglades Foundation Americaâs Everglades provides the drinking water for nine million Floridians, ...
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk: Architects are beginning to design buildings that can withstand higher water and stronger winds
An interview with Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, University of Miami Distinguished Professor of Architecture As part of its series âThe Business of ...
Unless Floridians address the warming climate, we risk more storm damage, higher insurance rates and lower property values
By U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez Homeowners are the ones who incurred the hefty costs when extreme weather strikes, especially those ...
Manatees are starving to death, but Florida doesnât seem to love them enough to save them
Miami Herald Editorial Board We love manatees in Florida. We put them on license plates. We name our school mascots ...
Solutions to the climate crisis are better and cheaper than ever
David Hastings, climate scientist Are we doomed? Alarming reports continue of more destructive hurricanes, extreme heat events and rising sea levels. Florida is ground zero ...
Brian Auld: Business leaders want to protect Florida from the inevitable damage the state faces from the changing climate
An interview with Brian Auld, president of the Tampa Bay Rays and secretary and treasurer of Tampa Bay Partnership As ...
FAU’s Home & High Water S1 E3. Why Do We Care About Our Salt Marshes?
// Â Cameron Peters Host of Home & High Water How do we value an environment? This is a question scientists ...
Miami-Dade County has its first âchief heat officerâ; How cool is that?
The Miami Herald Editorial Board Miami-Dade County now has an official âchief heat officer.â That may sound like a gimmick â we ...
Jeffrey Huber: South Florida is the âcanary in the coal mineâ warning others that the warming climate presents serious challenges
An interview with Jeffrey Huber, Brooks + Scarpa and Florida Atlantic University School of Architecture As part of its series ...
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