As the scientific tide starts to turn on coral restoration via regrowing fragments of fast-growing corals, a new idea is starting to gain traction -- crossbreeding corals with their stronger neighbors in the Caribbean. My latest on 'assisted gene flow' www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...

Fascinating story from @annamphillips.bsky.social about the clash between government buyouts vs small towns that can’t afford to let people go. Makes me wonder what that will look like in some rural, riverfront Florida communities. Or maybe even the Keys one day? t.co/yPnKGxgWue

The reason South Florida is so vulnerable to sea level rise lies beneath our feet. When heavy rains fall or seas rise, groundwater levels do too. But most local, state and fed agencies in Florida don't account for this. It could mean we see more flooding, faster, than expected.

A Florida bill that slashes red tape for hurricane recovery efforts also has some provisions that local govs say will make it more difficult to rebuild stronger -- and higher -- after a hurricane. With @rballogg.bsky.social, who's been watching this already unfold in Manatee

At a presser this morning, NOAA and NWS officials got grilled on widespread understaffing at offices around the nation. Laura Grimm, acting head of @noaa.gov, swore the @nhc-atlantic.extwitter.link is "fully staffed" and "ready to go," but Herald reporting shows they're down at least one met.

Hurricane season is three weeks away (!) and Florida is missing meteorologists. What the current federal cuts (and prospective ones) could mean for storm forecasting: amp.miamiherald.com/news/weather...

I get this question alll the time. If sea level rise is going to flood more Miami houses, why on earth is the market still so red hot? Let's get into it. [With @semerriam.bsky.social]

FEMA data shows the agency has paid out $16.8 billion in damages since 2000 on more than 220,000 claims — some doled out repeatedly to the same problematic properties. The agency doesn’t share the addresses, even with buyers.

Buying a home is already a tricky process, but in Florida, trying to find one that hasn't flooded and hopefully won't flood again is harder than it should be. And home buyers pay the price. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...

South Florida is losing tens of millions of dollars for flood control projects aimed to stem not just future SLR flooding but current day flooding because Trump admin slashed funds www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...

Eminent domain in Florida climate adaptation 👀👀 St. Augustine could be the first to try it, after the city approved a plan to potentially override resident pushback to build a protective seawall and halt flooding jaxtoday.org/2025/02/26/f...

One of the toniest communities in Miami-Dade is raising roads to stay dry in the face of sea level rise. As we’ve learned from Miami Beach and the Keys, it’s super expensive! And some residents don’t love it www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

People are always amazed when I tell them that despite some (substantial) culture war stuff on the topic, the DeSantis admin has spent $1.55 billion helping Florida cities adapt to what they explicitly admit is climate-related issues

Everybody loves an Everglades restoration project -- until it's next door. A NIMBY-esque lawsuit from an unlikely source, a local Buddhist retreat in western Broward. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...

"Game changer" study shows that some of Miami's condos and hotels are sinking. “It’s probably a much larger problem than we know."

Miami is struggling to maintain its tree canopy. Homeowners & developers are chopping them down nearly as fast as the city can replace them. A proposed rule change could make that even easier. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...

Razing and elevating homes after a storm is a pain — it’s expensive and slow for distraught residents. But it keeps us safe from future storms. Skipping it isn’t optional, as Fort Myers Beach learned www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...