Florida lacks laws protecting outdoor workers from heat; pythons killing predators in Everglades
In Tallahassee, a small but bipartisan push to suggest that employers meet the lowest bar of heat safety standards has ...
Tag: Miami-Dade County
Officially reported temperatures underestimate Miamiâs heat burden, new study finds
Researchers deployed sensors in Miamiâs neighborhoods to provide new assessment of dangerous heat conditions.
Bar lowered for heat warnings in Miami-Dade; Legislature passed several bills impacting water quality
The hope is that the new standards for extreme heat warnings and advisorieswill better protect residents from the rising risks ...
The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is carrying a massive bloom of brown seaweed toward Florida and the Caribbean
Until large-scale nutrient pollution is reduced, sargassum blooms will be a recurring presence in Florida and the Caribbean.
âToo late to turn backâ â a professor at the University of Miami details the severity of sea-level riseâŻÂ
"Weâre most certainly in for 20, 30 feet of sea level rise no matter what we do," said Harold Wanless, ...
New Southeast Florida climate plan urges greater participation and wider collaboration in advancing climate solutions
By The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact The organization that coordinates the work of Southeast Florida to address the ...
Mayorâs veto was right: Miamiâs growth shouldnât increase the risk of flooding and endanger the restoration of the Everglades
By The Miami Herald Editorial Board Miami-Dade County commissioners this month decided, for the first time in nine years, to ...
Florida and the rest of the world are getting hotter; âheat officersâ will help us cope
THE INVADING SEA NEWSLETTER, No. 9 September 2022 Florida and the rest of the world are getting hotter; âheat officersâ ...
Reject questionable South Dade development, commissioners. Everglades must come firstÂ
By the Miami Herald Editorial Board It would be easy for Miami-Dade County commissioners to dismiss environmentalists who are fighting ...
Miami Beach and sea-level rise: Flawed infrastructure, environmental injustice, and new opportunities
By Diana Rodriguez, Arizona State University Known as âground zeroâ for sea-level rise, Miami Beach will be one of the ...
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