Sea Level Rise

Sarasota has the money to improve coastal flooding protection. However, the funding comes with questions about what improvements can be made and will they solve the problem as sea levels rise.

The DeSantis administration has since targeted local sustainability and resilience policies. Now local governments and other detractors are firing back with litigation.

After last year’s storms, local governments and the state could end up changing their land development codes to make sure structures are safer and more resilient, an expert says.

Residents of the barrier island can voluntarily raise their whole property, including garages, driveways, and seawalls, using fill dirt when elevating their homes away from rising seas.

A new University of Miami study looked at 40 years worth of data from across the Atlantic and found cooler waters in deep currents off the U.S. coast could be warming.

The proposed legislation comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis initiates a DOGE-like cost-cutting effort and suggests Florida should take over Everglades restoration from the federal government.

A “living seawall” — developed by a Miami-based tech start-up called KindDesigns — exemplifies cutting-edge in both its design and how it is made.

Florida’s sea turtle nests survived an intense hurricane season. But climate change poses an uncertain future for the beloved beach icons.

‘We know climate change is affecting other species, so we need to get ready to see how it affects the species we have here in the Everglades.’

For the first time, a federal study calculated the risk from rising groundwater on a warming planet. South Florida represents the vast majority of that risk, with about 7.5 million people and $750 billion dollars in property under threat.

Incumbent Rick Scott, a Republican, reportedly banned the words “climate change” from state agencies as governor. Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell favors climate-resilient infrastructure.

Climate change hasn't increased the total number of hurricanes hitting the U.S., but it is making dangerous storms more common.