Lake Okeechobee’s toxic algae blooms threaten Florida; heat records falling around the globe this summer
Toxic algal blooms now regularly infest much of the lake's 730-square-mile surface during the summer.
Bald eagles rebounded after Hurricane Ian; research aims to protect farmworkers from heat
About 70% of the eagle pairs that lost nests rebuilt in the same season, according to EagleWatch data.
Forecasters now predicting ‘above normal’ hurricane season; heat records broken across Earth
The new forecast now predicts 18 named storms and nine hurricanes, four of which will be major.
About 40% of world’s oceans experiencing marine heat waves; early tropical storms break up sargassum belt
The heat waves could linger through the end of the year.
Kentucky received less money than Florida for flooding; Tampa will house Jane Goodall’s youth program
The average payment is $91,000 to Florida households and $49,000 in Kentucky, an E&E News analysis found.
Hillsborough County projected to be too hot to grow strawberries; National Wildlife Refuge System adding land in Southwest Florida
Hillsborough will be too hot to grow strawberries by 2050, according to a report from the Environmental Defense Fund.
South Florida military bases plan for climate risk; DeSantis signs ‘radioactive roads’ bill
Protecting bases from the increasing threats of climate change will call for millions of dollars in projects and some key...
Proposed speed limit to protect Rice’s whales debated; DeSantis vetoes electric vehicle bill
The proposal would create a speed limit for ships travelling through Rice’s whale habitat from Pensacola to just south of...
Study: Sea-level rise will inundate 1 million Florida buildings by 2100; climate change, El Niño fuel heat waves
HighTide Intelligence conducted a three-year study to assess flood risk from rising seas.
Sweltering summer nights are part of a trend across Florida and the US due to climate change
Sarasota and Panama City both had a 5.9 degrees F increase in the average summer low temperature from 1970-2022, Climate...
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