While volunteers keep an ‘Eye on Seagrass,’ Florida Sea Grant launches new website for the citizen science program
Seagrasses stabilize shorelines, sequester carbon and act as a food source and a habitat for important fish species.
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University of Miami scientists to monitor conditions in Gulf Stream; dolphins adapting to loss of seagrass
One potential consequence of a weakening Florida Current could be higher sea levels, more sunny-day flooding in Miami.
Florida regulators object to federal plan to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions; study finds climate change fueled record July heat
The Florida Public Service Commission approved sending a letter to the EPA raising concerns over its proposed power-plant rule.
Catastrophic seagrass die-offs plaguing Florida’s coastal waters; climate anomalies emerging around globe
Starting in 2011, all five of Florida’s major estuaries began to suffer seagrass die-offs that continue to this day.
FAU study: Septic systems, not fertilizer, fueling environmental problems in Indian River Lagoon
Researchers from FAU’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute conducted the study to assess the effectiveness of fertilizer bans.
Florida must save and restore its mangrove islands
A party zone in Palm Beach County has turned mangrove islands and seagrass banks into mostly barren sandy bottom.
From mangroves to fjords, coastal ecosystems can take up or emit greenhouse gases. But globally, they’re a vital sink
Coasts in Europe and Russia are net emitters, while coasts in Southeast Asia and North America have a large uptake ...
Appreciating the manatee
Since December 2020, the Florida manatee population has experienced an unprecedented loss of more than 2,000 manatees, or nearly one-quarter ...
‘There are no alternative facts in my world.’ The director of FAU’s Marine Lab discusses climate change’s impact on sea turtles and more
A Q&A with Jeanette Wyneken, director of FAU's Marine Lab, on the effect of climate change on sea turtles and ...
Environmental bills getting bipartisan love, Biden getting climate criticism
A roundup of news items related to climate change and other environmental issues in Florida: Florida's environment gets bipartisan love ...
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