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As oceans warm and organisms that feed on seagrasses move north, they could overgraze parts of the Gulf of Mexico, including areas in the greater Tampa Bay region, that's according to recent study.
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After failing to appeal to get more heat protections from Florida lawmakers, a coalition of farmworkers from South-Dade and Immokalee intend to take their campaign directly to the powerful fast food and grocery industries that buy the produce they harvest.
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Reservoirs that furnish a large part of the Mexican capital have fallen to historic lows, as low rainfall, climate change and mismanagement exacerbate the problem.
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In a last-minute move, with no opportunity for public comment, the Florida Senate introduced and passed legislation that would block future and existing bans on gas-powered blowers.
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Global transportation and trade, compounded by people continuing to alter the local environment, has led to the spread of mosquitoes around the world. But how will these insects deal with a warming world?
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Barely one-fifth of the staghorn corals survived. And elkhorn corals weren't even found at two of the five reefs surveyed. These are the biggest, most visible corals found in the world's third-largest reef.
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Environmental researchers at Florida International University are getting a big boost in financial support to study sea-level rise along South Florida coasts — $9 million worth.
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There's a booming interest across Florida to turn cow manure and urban sewage into "renewable" gas. But such experimental projects come at considerable costs that are now being considered by Florida lawmakers.
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A glaring loophole already had allowed at least a half-billion tons of the waste to go unregulated. Now the agency says many of the facilities that are subject to the rules do not comply.
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Floridians experienced some of the hottest summer months this past year, and early indications show similar conditions in 2024.
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The U.S. Army Corps has begun designing a resilience plan across the island where nearly all its homes face a severe risk of flooding from hurricanes.
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Studies have shown that the strongest tropical cyclones are getting more intense because of climate change. So two climate scientists suggest that the traditional five-category scale developed more than 50 years ago may not do enough to show the true power of the most potent storms.