climate change

Hurricane forecasting has improved dramatically over recent decades, but there’s one major phenomenon that can still throw a wrench into even the most accurate forecasts — rapid intensification.

For the past three years, the Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) has collaborated with the federal government to produce a national youth climate statement outlining recommendations for the how the U.S. should deal with spiraling concerns, from rising temperatures to more extreme weather events.

Decades of NASA satellite data reveal how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels.

This extreme heat comes as the federal government proposes to rollback vehicle pollution standards, and rescind a key scientific finding on greenhouse gases being a threat to public health.

Anthony Accetta has been embroiled in a battle over a 1930’s home with a colorful heritage that neighbors now call an eyesore. Two of his adjacent homes in a flood-prone area of the city have already been deemed unsafe and demolished. But the city’s Historic Preservation Board has been pushing to save the last one.

A temperature increase of just a couple degrees can lead to higher energy bills, stunted plant growth and more rainfall.

County commissioners in the Florida Keys agreed to withdraw from the South Florida Regional Climate Compact, as well as eliminate positions tied to emergency management, to cut costs.

Miami writer Michael Grunwald takes a deep dive into how humanity’s insatiable appetite is fueling both environmental destruction and the climate crisis.

Using a rapid analysis to show how the floods are linked to climate change, scientists in Europe determined that warmer weather fueled the Texas disaster as overall weather conditions in that specific region had gotten wetter compared to the past.

As temperatures heat up, so do the chances of dead fish floating to the surface of South Florida’s waterways.

Below the sparkling, turquoise waters of Florida Bay are plants that don’t always get the credit they deserve. South Florida’s seagrasses filter water, absorb carbon dioxide, house small marine life and feed manatees — a primary source of food that has, giving them the endearing name of “sea cow.”

The lychee has a notoriously short season, so South Florida growers always see a rush on the exotic treat. But, in large part because increasing temperatures driven by climate change, it's going to be even shorter.