Scientists looking to use new technologies to strengthen corals; Ocala is top city for climate migration
As coral bleaching events become more common, scientists are working to understand which corals survive and why.
Feds to determine if manatees should be reclassified as endangered; Florida malaria cases brought new mosquito-control tactics
Environmental groups petitioned the Fish and Wildlife Service to reclassify manatees after a die-off in the Indian River Lagoon.
Study finds hurricanes happening earlier in season; Florida home insurance costs unlikely to fall, report says
The study found Category 4 and 5 hurricanes are occurring about 15 days earlier across the planet than they were...
FWC delays new guidelines for protecting beach-nesting birds; schools unprepared for climate disasters
FWC proposed delaying the guidelines in light of last year’s severe storm season, which changed Florida’s coastline substantially.
Study finds dolphins and whales in U.S. waters threatened by climate change; Fort Lauderdale unveils plan to protect city from flooding
NOAA researchers found more than 70% of the American marine mammal species they studied are vulnerable to threats.
Coral researchers report ‘mass mortality’ in Florida Reef; archaeology group fights to preserve historic sites from rising seas
Researchers have called this summer’s record ocean temperatures the worst coral bleaching event in Florida’s history,
Florida wants to expand ‘radioactive roads’ plan; Canadian wildfire causes ‘unhealthy’ air quality in state
Citing state advice, fertilizer giant Mosaic wants to more than double the size of its plan to test radioactive waste...
Major land acquisition will help protect Florida panther; climate change may blunt winter cooling of El Niño
More than 17,200 acres in Hendry County was purchased by the state, including a spot that has been a roadkill...
Federal government proposing Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area; archaeologists’ work offers lessons on sea-level rise
The conservation area would use federal dollars to leverage existing projects, including the Florida Wildlife Corridor.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service moving to list Miami cave crayfish as threatened; Biden administration to offer handful of Gulf drilling leases
The crayfish faces increasing threats from climate change as rising seas push salty water deeper into the Biscayne Aquifer.
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