Florida made a boondoggle of Inflation Reduction Act funds
Gov. DeSantis’s line-item veto of two federal grants in June triggered the cancellation of federal block grants totaling $346 million.
Month: September 2023
The next pandemic could strike crops, not people
Genetic uniformity is central to modern farming. It leaves us vulnerable to plant disease breakouts.
Florida leading US in 2023 solar installations; Army Corps, property owners at odds over beach renourishment
Florida’s increase for the first six months exceeded the amount of solar capacity ever installed in the state during an ...
UCF researchers develop new technology to recycle greenhouse gas into energy, materials
The new UCF innovations enable methane to be used in green energy production, to create high-performance materials and more.
Rising methane could be a sign that Earth’s climate is part-way through a ‘termination-level transition’
Methane is both a driver and a messenger of climate change.
As winters warm, the citrus industry squeezes into Georgia
Half a million citrus trees have taken root in the Peach State over the past decade.
Machines can’t always take the heat − two engineers explain the physics behind how heat waves threaten everything from cars to computers
Heat waves aren’t going away in the coming years, but there are opportunities to harness extreme heat and make it ...
Development increasing risk for West Nile virus; extreme weather hurting Florida tourism
With recent bird movements and record heat this summer, some scientists see a perfect storm of pestilence brewing.
While volunteers keep an ‘Eye on Seagrass,’ Florida Sea Grant launches new website for the citizen science program
Seagrasses stabilize shorelines, sequester carbon and act as a food source and a habitat for important fish species.
California and Florida grew quickly on the promise of perfect climates in the 1900s – today, they lead the country in climate change risks
Once marketed as semitropical paradises, these states now share disturbing climate-influenced futures.
The Invading Sea is a nonpartisan source for news, commentary and educational content about climate change and other environmental issues affecting Florida. The site is managed by Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Environmental Studies in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
