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.
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.
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...
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.
Can humanity address climate change without believing it? Medical history suggests it is possible
There are similarities between debates over the existence of microbes and current debates over the existence of global warming.
Debby showed how climate change is reshaping our understanding of storm severity
Old assumptions about the intensity and damage potential of hurricanes and tropical storms no longer hold water.
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