Florida should create a statewide resilience strategy and restore resilience officer position
An interview with Susy Torriente, Jacobs Engineering Group As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,” The Invading ...
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Yes, the land is slowly sinking in parts of Florida, but the sea is rising much faster and poses a far greater threat of flooding
By Kristina Dahl, Union of Concerned Scientists Last year, Florida House Speaker José Oliva made the scientifically unsupported claim that ...
Florida’s climate deniers are using a new buzzword — resiliency
Florida’s climate-denying politicians have discovered a magic word that allows them to dodge awkward questions about a sultry new reality. ...
From the Florida Keys, an urgent — and regional — cry for action on climate change
Unlike most politicians in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C., those in the Florida Keys don’t mince words when talking about climate ...
Adults must support their kids’ efforts to promote solutions to the climate crisis
This year has seen an unprecedented rise of a new group of climate warriors – the youth. For the past ...
What Washington can learn about climate action from South Florida
When U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked me to lead the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis this year, ...
A conundrum for affluent property owners: does it make sense to build a higher home in a neighborhood that faces chronic flooding?
A month ago, I was approached by a homeowner in a well-known, but not to be disclosed, neighborhood in South ...
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