Bill Kearney | Sun Sentinel
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The multitude of canals and spillways that drain Miami-Dade and Broward counties are becoming obsolete, and the Army Corps of Engineers and SFWMD are concerned enough to hatch a plan.
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A Florida International University’s Martina Potlach, whose studies marry landscape design and ecology, gave ideas on how to reconceptualize how shorelines work if humans are to live in coastal South Florida as storms intensify and the sea moves in.
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Florida residents not only acknowledge climate change at a higher rate than the rest of the U.S., they also want both the state and federal government to do something about it.
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A look at the factors that allowed a compact storm such as Idalia to send storm surge down Florida's west coast and the strokes of luck that prevented worse damage.
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Despite the good news, there has still been a profound increase in sargassum in the Atlantic, and thus Florida’s beaches, compared to the early years of the USF study.
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The Sunshine State, with its low elevation and 825 miles of shoreline, make it one of the planet’s most vulnerable locations for both sea-level rise and intensified weather events. The second edition of the event, which included an appearance by Vice President Kamala Harris, took place at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
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Wildlife officials are using a new method to help control the explosive population growth of the invasive snake by tracking down their prey.
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As federal agencies and local governments reassess flood zones and incorporate new technology, data on sea-level rise and the fact that the concrete jungle doesn’t absorb as much water as the natural environment, they’ve concluded that vast swaths of South Florida — particularly inland areas — are vulnerable to crippling storm surge and flooding from rain.