The research incorporating is the effects of sea spray into models that predict hurricane behavior.

The Florida Legislature funded an initiative for researchers to help clean up the springs and educate the public.

Their findings give researchers a more detailed understanding of the Apalachicola River and its watershed.

Associate professor Hoyong Chung called the material 'a promising tool for mitigating carbon emissions.'

The information they found can help identify regions with vulnerable communities and fragile transportation networks.

Emissions from ships engaged in worldwide commerce contain microscopic particles of sulfur or carbon.

Warmer temperatures cause lower hatchling success and a greater percentage of female turtles.

The study will also update estimates of rainfall intensity, duration and frequency under climate change.

For sea turtles to thrive, they need healthy beaches where their eggs can incubate successfully.

The study serves as a framework for assessing how the processes that sequester carbon might change in a warmer world.