Nighttime data shows inequities in Hurricane Michael power restoration
An FAU study found differences in restoration rates between urban and rural areas, disadvantaged and affluent communities.
Tag: NASA
Advancing ocean science with ‘trailblazing’ PACE mission
A new NASA mission called PACEÂ will help scientists better understand the ocean and atmosphere.
Florida State University climate expert leads NASA study examining risks for extreme heat illness
A 2020 survey by Miami-Dade nonprofits found that after housing and security, heat was residentsâ most pressing concern.
Bill would exempt electric bikes, scooters from Florida sales tax; Citizens offloading policies to private insurers
SB 58 would create two 45-day sales tax exemptions on electric assist bicycles, scooters and related safety equipment.
Manatee deaths declined last year in Florida; NASA spacecraft will study climate change, ocean health
Preliminary data shows that about 520 manatees died in 2023, a significant decrease from previous years,
Environmental bills getting bipartisan love, Biden getting climate criticism
A roundup of news items related to climate change and other environmental issues in Florida:Â Florida's environment gets bipartisan love ...
Some corporations are staining Earth Day with âgreenwashedâ accounts of their efforts to combat the climate crisis
By John Morales, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists https://thebulletin.org/2021/04/corporate-greenwash-stains-earth-day/ Â She looks to be about 12 or 13 as she smiles ...
As the planet warms, the Florida Legislature might chill local progress on clean energy
By Jonathan Scott Webber, Florida Conservation Voters Florida isnât just witnessing the greatest public-health disaster in our history. Weâre also ...
Hurricane Season Started Early For The Last Six Years. Is It Time To Extend The Season?
By Jenny Staletovich, WLRN Media The early start to the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season â the sixth in a row ...
Scientific triumphs lift rockets — and our spirits
By John Morales, WTVJ NBC6 South Florida My mom let me stay up to watch. It was almost midnight in ...
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