Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald

More schools in Miami-Dade are turning to fake grass to carpet their outdoor areas, usually because it can be cheaper than keeping up with watering and mowing.

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) plans to build what it calls an “Aerial Highway Network” that includes places the futuristic aircraft can charge, take-off and land.

Century-old reports from South Florida’s founding botanists say that breadfruit would only thrive in the Caribbean and Hawaii, and possibly as far north as Key West. Now, as climate change pushes temperatures higher, that is starting to change.

More than a hundred students, parents and teachers are worried that the fake grass poses a health and environmental risk to students as temperatures continue to rise in South Florida.

Three years after the company that sold Miami-Dade a fleet of electric buses went bankrupt, the county is still trying to figure out what to do about them – including taking legal action.

As costs continue to outpace wages and retirement incomes, some homeowners are making a high-stakes calculation to go without insurance altogether.

There’s no consensus on what’s driving Florida’s soaring insurance rates. A national report points to increasingly costly weather events — many of which are intensified by climate change — but some industry experts blame years of rampant litigation and soaring reinsurance costs.

Scientists in Miami-Dade and the Florida Keys are asking recreational snorkelers and divers for their help in monitoring reefs for bleaching and disease.

This year is predicted to be another big sargassum year, which could potentially be more record-breaking than the 2023 and 2025 seasons. And the problem is only expected to get worse.

Jorge Uribe, a luxury real estate agent, thought it would be an easy sale. Instead, it’s become one of the toughest properties to sell in his career. The property is one of many sites affected by gas leak contamination that became endemic during the 1980s. State-funded programs to clean up gas spills exist, but, in the case of this property, have proven to be ineffective and slow.

Sand is one of the most used resources in the world. It’s in our roads, buildings – and beer bottles. For people living along the coast, sand also defends against intense storms and sea level rise fueled by climate change.

The state is looking at “living shorelines” such as mangrove forests, oyster reef restoration and hybrid options like 3D-printed walls that help fight climate change.