sea-level rise

Climate Forecast Conference in Sarasota will focus on climate change impact on the Gulf Coast region

Cathy Carter

The Climate Adaptation Center will host its Florida Climate Forecast Conference Friday Nov.19. Focusing on Florida’s west coast, the CAC will forecast what our climate could look like in 2030, 2040 and 2050.

A street in Miami flooded during a high tide in 2018. A new report confirms that the number of days with high-tide flooding is increasing in many U.S. cities as sea levels rise.

Gov. DeSantis Signs Bills To Combat Flooding, Sea-Level Rise

Jim Turner / News Service of Florida

The bills, which include creation of a Resilient Florida Grant Program in the Department of Environmental Protection to aid local communities, came only a few years after Republican lawmakers began to openly acknowledge the impacts of climate change.

the photo shows mobile homes in the florida keys flooded by king tides in 2018

Monroe County Officials Talk Rising Seas, And Rising Costs For Climate Mitigation

Nancy Klingener

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.

What New Sea Level Rise Projections Mean For The Florida Keys

Alexander Gonzalez

New sea level rise projections for South Florida show an alarming trend: higher waters are coming faster than previously expected.According to the…

U.S., European Mission To Observe Sea Level Rise From Space

U.S. and European space agencies are preparing to launch a 10-year mission aimed at measuring how much the seas will rise by 2030.The agencies plan to…

Environment

Flood Insurance Was About To Get A Whole Lot More Expensive, But That’s Been Delayed

Floridians have another year of reprieve before they face a likely hike in their flood insurance premiums, thanks to political pressure from Congress over…

Environment

An Environmental Artist Wants You To Plant Mangroves In Your Backyard. Here's Why.

South Florida artist Xavier Cortada is very concerned about sea-level rise and needs your help. For more than 15 years, Cortada has been painting colorful…

Radio

How Well Did South Florida Respond To Hurricane Dorian?

Alexander Gonzalez

Hurricane Dorian spared South Florida from the worst of the winds, rain and storm surge. There were no mass evacuations. Power outages were few. But there…

High-Tide Flooding On The Rise, Especially Along The East Coast, Forecasters Warn

Rebecca Hersher

As sea levels rise, coastal flooding that used to happen only during storms is increasingly occurring on sunny days. That has local officials reconsidering everything from zoning to police budgets.

Radio

How Far Does Gov. DeSantis' Environmental Policy Go?

Alexander Gonzalez

It’s almost six months into Gov. Ron DeSantis’s first term, and the biggest shift from the Rick Scott administration has been his focus on the…

Radio

An Investment Expert Says Florida Homeowners Should Sell Property Now As Climate Impacts Worsen

An expert on the impact of climate change on financial markets has advice for anyone thinking of buying a home in Florida: don’t.Spencer Glendon of the…

Sea-Level Rise Editorials In South Florida Honored By National Editors

The Miami Herald and other South Florida media outlets were honored Tuesday with a 2019 NLA Award for a partnership on a series of editorials on sea-level…