Environment
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Trump’s Paris Agreement exit raises alarms for climate risks in Florida and Puerto Rico
Expert warns that Trump’s administration’s denial of science and lack of action on climate change will affect vulnerable coastal communities and even inland regions, as well as coastal areas like Puerto Rico and Florida.
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Nearly 50 years ago, South Florida saw snow. Can it happen again?
On January 19, 1977, South Florida witnessed an extraordinary event: snow falling for the first time in recorded history.
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How Sarasota’s Season of Sharing supports families after back-to-back storms
Season of Sharing, a Sarasota-based program that pays essential expenses for households in crises, has spent over $710,000 helping more than 400 families impacted by the storms.
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Florida’s iconic Key deer face an uncertain future as seas rise
BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — The world’s only Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, are found in piney and marshy wetlands bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico on the Florida Keys. For years, their biggest threat was being struck by vehicles speeding along U.S. Highway 1 or local…
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Go Batty: October Is Bat Appreciation Month
October is Bat Appreciation Month, and these winged creatures offer valuable benefits to the environment and economy.
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Political grudges, conspiracy theories could undermine disaster relief under Trump
Donald Trump’s history of punishing disloyalty and Republicans’ amplification of conspiracy theories could undermine disaster relief efforts if Trump is elected to a second term in the White House.
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After Hurricanes Helene and Milton, DeSantis continues to deny climate change
The Republican governor likened global warming to debunked theories spread across social media that claim the government can send hurricanes to targeted locations.
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Florida residents begin recovery after Hurricane Milton’s devastation
The hurricane spared densely populated Tampa a direct hit, and the lethal storm surge that scientists feared never materialized.
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‘Document everything’: Your 10-step guide to insurance claims after Hurricane Milton
Before Hurricane Milton’s arrival, experts had warned that it could cause billions in losses, further damaging the state’s already troubled insurance market.
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Hurricane Milton plows across Florida, pounding cities and whipping up tornadoes. At least 4 dead.
The Category 3 storm knocked out power to more than 3 million customers and whipped up a barrage of tornadoes, causing at least four deaths and compounding the misery wrought by Hurricane Helene.
