How to save money and reuse school supplies this school year
Buying things second hand and updating used items can save money and conserve precious natural resources at the same time.
Month: August 2024
The next public health threat: Oropouche virus
In a rapidly warming world, disease-carrying insects are becoming more prevalent and widespread.
If you want Americans to pay attention to climate change, just call it climate change
The terms climate crisis, climate emergency or climate justice are less familiar and elicit less concern than climate change.
High-tech textiles can protect workers from the heat — but not from their bosses
As the planet warms, laborers need special clothes to cope — but they also need government protections.
Energy ignorance is costing Floridians a bundle
The fact that Florida’s utilities rely on natural gas for 74% of the state’s electricity generation is a loser for ...
US has its first national strategy to reduce plastic pollution − here are 3 strong points and 1 big gap
Projections suggest global plastic production will double by 2040, with an accompanying surge in plastic waste.
Good flooding? Scientists use rice cultivation to preserve soil in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area
One way to slow down subsidence is to flood the area during Florida’s rainy season and use the fields to ...
Nighttime data shows inequities in Hurricane Michael power restoration
An FAU study found differences in restoration rates between urban and rural areas, disadvantaged and affluent communities.
Living with the threat of a toxic algal bloom
Will a harmful algal bloom follow Tropical Storm Debby?
Protect Florida’s coast from ‘drill, baby, drill’
Offshore oil drilling in the Atlantic could lead to spills that blacken beaches and contaminate estuaries where fish breed.
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.
