The corals of the future
University of Miami researchers imported corals from Honduras to breed them with Florida corals for more resilient offspring.
Month: July 2024
New map reveals high wildfire risks for Florida amid heat wave
An updated online tool allows towns and counties to get a sense of their wildfire risk without having to pay ...
FEMA will now consider climate change when it rebuilds after floods
The federal agency is overhauling its disaster rules in a bid to end a cycle of rebuilding in unsafe areas.
We care about the climate crisis, but need to care more to move the needleÂ
Until people wake up and start making noise, the climate crisis will remain in the shadows of the mainstream.
Debt-disaster-debt: Hurricane-damaged islands are being saddled with loans they cannot afford
Hurricane Beryl is a disturbing harbinger of what is to come as global sea-surface temperatures keep rising.
Dangerous heat grips the US for another record-shattering summer
About 140 million Americans were under National Weather Service extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings Wednesday.
DeSantis, lawmakers gave Florida the cruelest of summers
The workers who form the backbone of Florida’s economy have almost no official protection from the blazing sun.
The world’s fourth mass coral bleaching is underway, but well-connected reefs may have a better chance to recover
Since the beginning of 2023, corals have been dying in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans, both north and south ...
Tiny plastic pollution is a big threat to Florida marine life
Plastic pellet dumping and spills have been documented across the southern US, including in Florida.
Poll: Support for Everglades restoration, climate change solutions crosses party lines in FloridaÂ
The poll was conducted by the Business and Economics Polling Initiative at FAU and the National Parks Conservation Association.
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.
