Study: Urban heat island effect boosts temperatures for millions in Florida, across USÂ
The urban heat island effect amplifies temperatures due to the built environment absorbing more heat than natural landscapes.
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Parking lots put Florida cities at risk for increased heat, floodingÂ
The Parking Reform Network listed Melbourne, Orlando and Fort Myers among the cities with the most downtown parking.
Why Florida’s home insurance crisis isn’t going away
Even if the market recovers from Hurricane Ian, climate change will likely keep prices high.
Extreme heat poses challenge for Ian survivors; app shows whether South Florida waterways are safe
Florida’s record-breaking heat demonstrates how compound climate events hurt the most vulnerable people.
Florida’s Gulf Coast is one of the most vulnerable coasts in the world to climate change
In a Category 3 hurricane, the Nature Coast could experience flooding in excess of 9 feet as far as 5 ...
Please Gov. DeSantis, no victory lap; tell the Legislature that there’s a lot more work needed to protect the environment
By Howard L. Simon, Clean Okeechobee Waters Foundation Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon sign what the Legislature, in an example ...
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