NSF grant empowers FAU to explore Caribbean climate crisis
Using ethnography, the project will study the experiences of vulnerable communities in the area known as 'Hurricane Alley.'
Tag: Puerto Rico
FAU Harbor Branch launches ‘eConch’ to grow, conserve the queen conch
Intensive fishing and habitat degradation from urbanization and climate change have caused conch populations to dwindle.
Puerto Rico declares an emergency as cases of dengue fever spike
Climate change layered on top of existing issues exacerbate community vulnerability to dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases.
‘It’s very much an icon when you think about the Caribbean’ — Megan Davis of the Queen Conch Lab talks about efforts to restore the species and help Caribbean communities
A Q&A with Megan Davis, Ph.D., director of the Queen Conch Lab and a research professor at FAU Harbor Branch.
What could $1 billion do for Puerto Rico’s energy resilience? Residents have ideas.
As the Department of Energy aims to boost energy reliability in Puerto Rico, local solutions are already doing just that.
Florida’s manatees are starving and government officials need to act quickly to save them and the lagoon system that supports them
By the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board There’s no way to pretend Florida’s manatees aren’t endangered. They are. In every sense ...
Going solar would provide more reliable power and save lives in Puerto Rico
By Ruth Santiago, lawyer and environmental health advocate Hurricane season is well underway and people in Puerto Rico are very ...
“America has a ‘resilience deficit’; Will FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 help or hurt?
By: Albert J. Slap, President, Coastal Risk Consulting The U.S. sustained 298 weather and climate disasters since 1980, where overall ...
Brian Auld: Business leaders want to protect Florida from the inevitable damage the state faces from the changing climate
An interview with Brian Auld, president of the Tampa Bay Rays and secretary and treasurer of Tampa Bay Partnership As ...
Potential buyers should do extensive research before buying a residential or commercial property
Albert J. Slap, President, RiskFootprint™ During the pandemic, the real estate industry experienced significant population shifts from cities to suburbs ...
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