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Critics say the measure signed by the governor ignores the reality of climate change threats in Florida, including projections of rising seas, extreme heat and flooding, and more severe storms.
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El Niño helped drive global average temperatures to new records over the last year. Forecasters say it's waning, but that 2024 may still be one for the record books.
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Floridians, more than other Americans, believe climate change is actually happening, according to a new study by Florida Atlantic University. They also want the government to do something about it.
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The population of the North Atlantic right whale, which lives off the East Coast of the U.S., has been falling for several years. The number of the whales fell by about 25% from 2010 to 2020, and the 2021 estimate was recently recalculated to just 364.
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The study found a worldwide trend. But things are a little different in the Atlantic Basin.
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A new study and a string of recent financial and industry reports suggest Florida's already deep property insurance problems could get even worse for Florida and other states like California and Louisiana hammered by natural disasters like wildfires, floods and hurricanes.
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Underwater archaeologists scour for and study artifacts found underwater because the state has lost half its landmass to sea level rise since humans started living here.
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Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi all recorded their all-time high August average temperatures, and the heat is expected to persist until the end of October.
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As oceans get hotter, coral reefs are suffering. Scientists are working on ways to preserve coral by freezing and then reviving them to restore reefs someday.
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University of Miami Rosenstiel scientists hoping to provide a genetic lifeline to Florida’s ailing reef are removing hundreds of colonies of healthy coral off Miami, hoping to outpace a wave of lethal bleaching spreading from the Florida Keys.
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A new study finds that winter wave heights have increased along California's coastline as human actions have warmed the world's climate. Bigger waves are a threat to the already vulnerable coast.
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The startling 101.1 reading was recorded in Manatee Bay, near Everglades National Park. The rising ocean temperatures, driven by climate change, are already endangering nearby coral, experts say.