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There’s a New Financial Crisis Brewing in Uninsurable US Homes
2024-03-06 in BloombergIn places most prone to wildfires and hurricanes, state “insurers of last resort” are absorbing trillions of dollars in risk.
Tagged under: USA | Insurance | Colorado State | Florida
Water rescues reported in Atlanta as millions face severe weather, flash flood threats in South
2024-03-05 in FOX WeatherFlash flooding and water rescues were reported in the Atlanta metro area on Wednesday morning, and millions of people will continue to be at risk of seeing severe weather across the South through the rest of the week.
Tagged under: Climate Change Impacts | USA | Flooding | Florida
Scientists continue to search for what's poisoning Lower Keys fish. Another dead sawfish is confirmed
2024-03-01 in WLRN Miami and South FloridaAn another dead endangered sawfish was confirmed this week as reports of sick sawfish rose to 49 in the Florida Keys.
‘There won’t be anything left’: Florida teens battle city over plan to loosen wetland protections
2023-10-05 in The GuardianYouth environmentalists take on Republican-led city commission over proposal to hasten development in fragile wetlands
Tagged under: Wetlands | US Politics | Florida
Manatee County Commissioners move a step closer to ending wetland protections to the dismay of many residents
2023-10-05 (or before) in FOX 13 Tampa BayManatee County commissioners have voted to get rid of local protections for wetlands, and instead align with Florida's looser regulations. It's a move that's leaving many residents unhappy, but the decision is not final. The state must now approve the commissioner's choice and then it will go back to the county for a final vote.
Tagged under: Wetlands | Florida
America’s most iconic coral reef is dying. Only one thing will save it.
2023-09-17 by in VoxAn extreme heat wave has pushed Florida’s reef to the brink — and burned up years worth of progress.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Coral Reefs | Florida
Hurricane Idalia leaves trail of floods and wreckage in south-eastern US
2023-08-31 in The GuardianTropical storm moves into Atlantic but torrential rain and inland flooding still likely in North Carolina, officials warn
Tagged under: Florida
Hurricane Idalia could become 2023’s costliest climate disaster for the US
2023-08-31 in The GuardianAnalysts estimate the category 3 storm has already racked up a preliminary cost of $9.36bn, straining the insurance industry
Tagged under: Insurance | Florida
Remarks by Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Graham Steele at Event Hosted by the Brookings Institution's Assessing Insurance Regulation and Supervision of Climate-Related Financial Risk
2023-08-29 (or before) in home.treasury.govAs Prepared for Delivery Introduction Thank you, Carlos. It is my pleasure to be with you all today, both those in the room and watching virtually. As the Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, my portfolio includes developing the Department’s policy views on banks, credit unions, consumer protection, access to capital, and financial sector cybersecurity matters. My remarks will focus on the work that Treasury, through the Federal Insurance office (FIO), is doing to understand and help address the financial risks that our changing climate poses in the insurance sector. Work on climate-related financial...
Tagged under: Drought | Finance | Climate Change | Housing | Insurance | Litigation | Economic Growth | California | Climate Change Impacts | Wildfires | Florida | Climate Change Mitigation
Florida schools ‘hijacked by the left’ turn to anti-climate cartoons
2023-08-07 by in E&E News | Essential Energy and Environment NewsFlorida's Department of Education approves classroom use of videos produced by a conservative group that denies climate change.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Florida
HISTORIC HEATWAVE TRIGGERING CORAL DIE-OFF IN FLORIDA
2023-07-21 in Coral Restoration Foundation | United StatesThe vibrant coral reefs of Florida, crucial to the local community and the state’s economy, are facing a severe and urgent crisis due to soaring water temperatures. The potential loss of coral populations within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is quickly becoming an alarming reality. Just as humans thrive within a specific temperature range, so too do corals, delicate animals that are now succumbing to the heat at an alarming rate. "On July 20th, CRF™ teams visited Sombrero Reef, a re
Tagged under: Coral Reefs | Florida
Florida rocked by home insurance crisis: ‘I may have to sell up and move’
2023-07-15 in The GuardianSoaring hurricane-cover premiums are bad news for the state’s homeowners – and Ron DeSantis is accused of dragging his feet
Tagged under: Insurance | Florida
‘Cascading impacts’ warning as Farmers becomes latest insurer to quit Florida
2023-07-12 in The GuardianState’s efforts unable to persuade company to stay amid growing risk for carriers as climate crisis increases strength of storms
Tagged under: Insurance | US Politics | Florida
Heat dome’s scorching temperatures in Texas expected to expand across US
2023-06-28 in The GuardianPower use in the state reached a record high Tuesday and will continue to strain the grid as the heatwave moves north
Tagged under: Texas | Electricity Grid | Florida | Alabama
Farmers Insurance has stopped writing Florida policies. Here’s why
2023-06-14 (or before) by in ClickOrlando l Orlando, Florida News, Local Headlines l WKMG News 6Tagged under: Insurance | Florida
Florida’s beaches may catch a break on seaweed this summer | Miami Herald
2023-06-02 in miamiherald.comThe Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt mysteriously shrank in May, which scientists say will bring some relief for swimmers and sunbathers in the Florida Keys, Miami and the rest of South Florida.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Oceans | Florida
Sargassum seaweed on Florida beaches: Latest reports
2023-05-22 in Florida Rambler | Getaways to the authentic FloridaFlorida beaches face an onslaught of sargassum seaweed as a 5,000-mile-wide bog drifts our way. This article includes links to live beach cams so you can monitor your beach.
Tagged under: Florida
State leaders taking on climate saw boost from fossil fuel
2023-04-25 (or before) in CNBCRepublicans have slammed ESG investing platforms and pulled funds away from BlackRock and other firms that have adopted them.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance | Florida
South Florida endures 'life threatening' floods
2023-04-14 (or before) in The BBCRecord flooding has impacted airports and roads across southern Florida.
Tagged under: Florida
Foot of rain causes severe flooding in South Florida in ‘1-in-1,000 year event’
2023-04-13 in The GuardianForecasts predicted more rain on Thursday as Fort Lauderdale issues a state of emergency with flooding persisting in parts of city
Tagged under: Predictions | Florida
Huge Atlantic seaweed bloom threatens beaches in Florida, Mexico
2023-03-19 (or before) in NBC NewsSeasonal sargassum blooms have exploded in the tropical Atlantic over the past decade and more. This year's is already staggeringly large.
Tagged under: Mexico | Florida
GOP vs. ESG: Why Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Republicans are fighting 'woke' ESG investing
2023-01-30 (or before) in USA TodayWhy red states are pulling billions in pension funds from BlackRock and piling on investigations: ESG or environmental, social, governance principles.
Tagged under: Florida | USA | ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance
Florida manatees are dying at alarming rate
2023-01-21 (or before) in The BBCA sea grass shortage has resulted in an influx of manatee deaths, who rely on the food to survive.
Tagged under: Florida
Coastal residents fear ‘hideous’ seawalls will block waterfront views
2023-01-13 in The GuardianAesthetics and social inequity are cause for concern as locals grapple with proposals to protect cities from climate change
Tagged under: Florida | Climate Change | Sea Level
No debate anymore: Climate change makes extreme weather worse, federal scientists say
2023-01-11 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologySouth Florida has always been hot, rainy and vulnerable to hurricanes. So it's understandable that some longtime residents remain skeptical that climate change is doing anything to make the region's age-old problems any worse.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Florida
US Vegetable Prices Soar Nearly 40% as Water Cuts Crush Supply
2022-12-14 (or before) in BloombergTagged under: Farming | Climate Change | Florida
The Right to Crash Cars Into People
2022-10-10 (or before) by in The New RepublicHow Republicans across the country came to endorse a terrorist tactic against protesters
Tagged under: Activism | Cars | Florida
Florida Leaders Rejected Major Climate Laws. Now They’re Seeking Storm Aid. (Published 2022)
2022-10-04 in The New York TimesDiscover the value of independent Times journalism today.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | US Politics | Florida
To understand the scale of the climate emergency, look at hurricanes | Peter Kalmus
2022-10-01 in The GuardianClimate breakdown is far more intense in 2022 than even many scientists expected, yet the world still isn’t treating this like a crisis
Tagged under: Florida | Extreme Weather | Fossil Fuels
Global heating means almost every sea turtle in Florida now born female
2022-08-04 in The GuardianRising temperatures have made beach sand so warm that eggs incubate above 31C and are overwhelmingly born female, experts say
Tagged under: Florida
Leaked: US power companies secretly spending millions to protect profits and fight clean energy
2022-07-27 in The GuardianOne industry consulting firm has influenced politics across Florida, Alabama and at least six other states
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | US Politics | Florida | Alabama
An urgent effort is underway to save Florida’s manatees - The Washington Post
2022-01-23 in The Washington PostFlorida is scrambling to prevent another horrific year of starvation deaths among the beloved mammals
Tagged under: Florida
Miami Senior Weather Man John Morales on Flooding and Florida Home Owners
2022-01-19 in Climate Denial Crock of the Week with Peter SinclairAt the beginning of the year, I made a folder for my next Yale Climate Connections video, and just titled it “2021WTF” – because the last 8 months or so of climate extremes have l…
Tagged under: Florida | Extreme Weather
Miami condo collapse prompts questions over role of climate change
2021-06-29 in The GuardianExperts suggest vulnerability of south Florida to rising seas could lead to destabilization of further buildings
Tagged under: Florida | Climate Change | Collapse
New Florida Law Mandates Cities Keep Using Fossil Fuels
2021-06-26 in Gizmodo | The Future Is HereFlorida just took a huge step backward in the clean energy revolution. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a piece of legislation into law earlier this week that requires Florida cities and towns to keep using fossil fuels.
Tagged under: Florida | Climate Change | Economics | Fossil Fuels | Legislation | Sustainable Cities | Finance
‘The water is coming’: Florida Keys faces stark reality as seas rise
2021-06-24 in The GuardianOfficials prepare to elevate streets despite financial shortfalls, amid recognition that not every home can be saved
Tagged under: Oceans | Climate Change | Sea Level | Florida
Likely weakening of the Florida Current during the past century revealed by sea-level observations - Nature Communications
2021-02-25 (or before) in NatureUnderstanding trends in ocean circulation and dynamics is hampered by a lack of long-term records. Here the author uses probabilistic reanalysis of available data to show that transport by the Florida Current has declined over the past 110 years, indicating a slowdown of Atlantic Ocean circulation.
Tagged under: Oceans | Sea Level | Florida
‘Forever chemicals’ pollute water from Alaska to Florida
2020-12-22 in The GuardianWhichever state you are in, there could be harmful PFAS chemicals in water near you
Tagged under: Florida | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Alaska
How Florida’s summer of slime turned Republicans into eco-warriors
2019-07-09 in The GuardianAfter toxins in the water killed animals and left humans scared to swim, the state’s future governor made cleanup a campaign issue
Tagged under: Florida | US Politics
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