Florida And Climate Change

It’s wildfire season in Florida and one of the biggest threats of climate change is the increased risk of fires across the Southeastern United States. Yet fire, when controlled, can actually help fight the very threat it poses.

Climate change is causing hurricanes to get more powerful and dangerous. Scientists weigh in on what that means for forecasts, emergency officials and you.

Floods, wildfires, heat waves and hurricanes cause billions of dollars of property damage each year. Can federal climate scientists help the insurance industry keep up?

A leading source of U.S. climate pollution could be curbed with more gas-collection systems and better emissions monitoring, environmental advocates say.

It says Tampa Bay-based strawberry growers must move north by 2050 to chase the proper growing zone due to global warming.

As disruptive as a wildfire can be, a forest fire is not only important to the ecosystem in which it burns, but is integral to slowing climate change.

Leaders in North Port St. Joe had big plans for tourism, real estate, even a Black history museum. Then they found out, almost by accident, that elected officials had been pushing the LNG terminal for years without telling them.

Expected higher seas and more intense storms could arrive in the coming years and have severe impacts on coastal communities.

The former University of Florida professor honored Florida's rural climate in her novels.

Young people are most affected by the doom and gloom of climate change as they look toward the future. A climate change-certified therapist in Gainesville gives a voice to young people about how they feel about the changing climate.

Farmers and food researchers plan for more severe storms and higher temperatures.

The answer to Florida's ailing coral reefs may lie in a probiotic, not unlike the bacteria found in yogurt.