climate change

David Legates, a professor whose research has been supported by fossil fuel companies, has been hired for a top position at the federal agency that oversees weather and climate forecasting.

Human activities are causing an "unprecedented" and alarming decline in wildlife populations around the world, a new report warns. It says the staggering loss ultimately threatens human life as well.

In its first detailed review of the federal agency's plan, county staff said the proposal failed to fully consider South Florida's complex hydrology or incorporate the region's existing flood control network.

The low-lying Florida Keys are one of the nation's most vulnerable areas to rising seas. Monroe County officials are starting to look everywhere they can for money to help pay the bill.

The Keys are facing some big bills to deal with rising seas. So the Monroe County Commission is looking — again — at an old idea to address these new challenges: putting a toll on the Overseas Highway.

The race for Miami-Dade County’s next mayor is among the contests that voters will decide as Election Day approaches on Aug. 18.On Friday, WLRN and the…

Zoning for single-family homes has been tied to racial inequity and climate change, but in California, efforts to pass new laws keep falling short.

The Adrienne Arsht Rockefeller Resilience Center wants to categorize heat waves like hurricanes to provide better planning and management.

On this Wednesday, July 29, episode of Sundial:Courts During A PandemicJudges, lawyers, and court clerks have been forced to adapt to virtual courtrooms…

The city of Miami, among the nation’s most vulnerable to sea rise and rising temperatures driven by climate change, is reorganizing the way it fights…

A research institute at the University of Miami that has tackled climate change, hurricanes and sick reefs is getting up to $310 million from the National…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released its plan to help the Florida Keys adapt to rising seas. The $5.4 billion plan would include elevating more…