Lawmakers threaten environmental oversight and citizensâ rights
SB 738 and HB 789 would require those who fail in legal challenges to environmental permits to pay the winning ...
Tag: storm surge
A 2023 hurricane season success story: Cedar Keyâs living shorelines bolster resilient community
Living shorelines use natural solutions â installed plants and habitat structures â to strengthen beaches against erosion.
The science is clear â climate change is causing more damaging hurricanes in Florida
More flooding occurs from hurricanes because storms now move slower, have more threatening storm surges, bring increased rain.
Video: What is a storm surge?
This bite-sized video explains what causes a storm surge to happen and the destruction that can result.
âAdaptation and mitigation go togetherâ â A Stetson professor talks about addressing rising sea levelsÂ
A Q&A with Jason Evans, associate professor of environmental science and studies at Stetson University.
Lawmakers urge EPA to reject âradioactive roadsâ; Miami-Dade works to replace polluting septic tanks
At least 30 lawmakers urged the EPA to deny an application to use phosphogypsum as a test ingredient in road ...
Pensacola still struggling to rebuild from Hurricane Sally; Tampa gets $1M for tree planting to reduce heat
Hurricane Sally made landfall as a slow-moving Category 2 storm in September 2020, dumping incredible amounts of rain.
Climate change causes habitat loss for largest fish species; Florida Cabinet approves $141 million in conservation land purchases
One recent study predicts that some large fish species could lose 70% of their habitat by 2100.
Sea-level rise worsened storm surge from Hurricane Idalia; storm magnifies concerns about Floridaâs insurance market
An overall rise of about nine inches in sea level could have made the difference between flooding and staying dry ...
âYou canât survive thisâ: Hurricane Idalia strikes Floridaâs most vulnerable coast
Officials and residents said the rural Big Bend region was wholly unprepared for the Category 3 storm.
The Invading Sea is a nonpartisan source for news, commentary and educational content about climate change and other environmental issues affecting Florida. The site is managed by Florida Atlantic Universityâs Center for Environmental Studies in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
