Plus, quantifying flood protection value from coral reef
Florida’s drought prompts new water use restrictions and calls for conservation, new research quantifies the value of coral reefs in protecting against coastal flooding, and a federal dredging project threatens Florida’s last …
Fires increasing as Florida gets even dryer
Florida’s woods and fields are on fire. Thousands of brush fires have erupted statewide since the start of the year during the worst drought in decades in the Sunshine State, with no end …
FEMA’s new flood data website
Wildfire season arrives early in Florida kindled by the statewide drought, the My Safe Florida Home program is pushing free inspections before hurricane season, and FEMA launches its Archived Flood Data website to provide faster …
Plus, invasive termites are spreading beyond predictions
South Florida is having its worst drought in years, invasive termites are spreading and threatening homes across Florida, and a bill is moving through the Florida Legislature that would restrict local governments from …
Plus, the new drought and sinking skyscrapers
Governor DeSantis pushes back against federal plans to allow oil drilling off of Florida’s Gulf Coast, Tallahassee finds itself the drought capital of the nation, and sinking residential towers on barrier islands are …
Plus, new clues in combating Red Tide
Florida faces fire and droughts for the first time since 2011, FSU scientists investigate what mechanisms drive wildfire spread, and USF researchers identify a virus in red tide that could help predict and …