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Heavy rains causing repeated river flood intrusions into Florida's freshwater springs are changing the function of the clear natural resource.
The study shows that the impacts of flooding extend beyond individual events sustaining darker water, lower oxygen levels, and accelerating the loss of underwater plants, the perfect recipe for harmful algal growth.
Each season brings updates on storm tracks, cone predictions and wind speeds, all in the hopes of predicting the unpredictable. But a quieter, more deceptive threat is already reshaping the way people live and work in the Sunshine State: extreme heat.
Preparing Florida’s 9.7 million acres of farmland is imperative as the state navigates an “above-average” hurricane season in the Atlantic basin for the 10th year in a row.
A team from the University of Florida is helping Florida homeowners make smarter choices about building materials and interior finishes that better protect their homes and potentially save on their insurance premiums.
Natural history collections contain information needed to prevent, prepare for, and respond to disease outbreaks that could turn into a pandemic - but they are an underused resource.
A study finds that increased crevassing in the Greenland ice sheet could lead to a feedback loop that accelerates ice loss from the glacier, which ultimately raises sea levels.
Severe weather costs the global economy billions of dollars a year, highlighting the costs of climate change and the value of mitigating extreme weather, according to a new analysis of weather and economic data.
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