For Florida corals, unprecedented marine heat prompts new restoration strategy — on shore
Coral reefs are crucial to marine biodiversity and serve as important buffers protecting shorelines from the violence of storms.
Month: August 2024
‘If we don’t solve the climate crisis, development is at tremendous risk’ — A Q&A with Luis Tineo of the World Bank
Luis Tineo is manager of global climate programs and funds at the World Bank.
Turning the tide: transforming the insurance sector’s role in Florida’s future
Growing climate risk demands new innovations, partnerships and leadership.
Study: Climate disasters increase support for climate migrants, belief in climate change, but only for short time
Princeton University researchers measured attitudes toward climate change before, during and after Hurricane Ian.
Turning seaweed from beaches into a building material – A Q&A with the co-founder of Sargassum Eco Lumber
A Q&A with Raquel de Antonio Crespo of Sargassum Eco-Lumber, which converts sargassum and plastic into eco-friendly lumber.
Climate polling of Florida Republicans produced surprising results
Three polls show that significant proportions of Republicans understand climate change is happening and are concerned about it.
Fewer bees and other pollinating insects lead to shrinking crops
The population of insect pollinators is dropping in the US, due to pesticides, climate change and other factors.
‘A matter of life and death’ — How disaster response endangers US farmworkers
A new report finds that data gaps end up putting vulnerable communities at even more risk.
Project 2025: a threat to Florida’s climate science and public safety
Dismantling NOAA and unraveling climate policy would risk public safety and undo years of scientific progress.
From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years
At least 94 living organisms produce light through a chemical reaction inside their bodies, an ability called bioluminescence.
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.
