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Activists Will Use Super Bowl To Raise Awareness About The Environment

When crowds of NFL fans converge on Miami for this weekend's Super Bowl, they may encounter environmental activists and a local host committee raising awareness about ocean health and the everglades.

Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2021. Congestion at U.S. ports has caused supply chain disruptions, driving up prices and leading to a growing shortage of goods.

Bipartisan bill to address supply chain kinks moves closer to the president's desk

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which was approved unanimously in the Senate after a version was approved in the House late last year, aims to ease shipping backlogs at U.S. ports.

Warming oceans are melting the ice around Antarctica, accelerating how much ice flows off the continent.

Antarctica And Greenland Are Losing Thousands Of Gigatons of Ice — That's A Lot

A new NASA satellite is providing a detailed look at how much polar ice is melting, raising sea levels around the world.

Flooding in Ocean City, N.J. in October 2020. Thousands of coastal cities around the world are already dealing with rising sea levels, and face catastrophic sea level rise if global warming triggers runaway ice melt.

Humans must limit warming to avoid climate tipping points, new study finds

The Earth has already warmed more than 1 degree Celsius. New research suggests that above 1.5 degrees, massive ice melt, ocean current disruptions and coral die-offs are likely.

Coast Guard says Titan submersible deaths were preventable and faults company's CEO

Two years after passengers hoping for a glimpse of the Titanic wreckage died in the Titan submersible implosion, the Coast Guard issued a scathing report, saying the tragedy shouldn't have happened.

Sex Education in Duval County Public Schools; lawsuit challenges Florida’s new congressional map; 'Deborah Roberts: I’m' art exhibit; What’s good Wednesday

UF's search for new leadership; federal role in weather forecasting; Florida’s famed springs

This week on The Florida Roundup, we traveled to Gainesville for a special show at our partner station WUFT. First, we spoke with a journalist with the University of Florida student-owned newspaper The Independent Florida Alligator (00:00). Then, we explored the role of the federal government in weather forecasting with Tim Miller, chief meteorologist for the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (19:21). And later, WUFT reporter Rose Schnabel talked about the joy and jeopardy of Florida’s famed springs (37:15). And musical guest Thomas Allain also joins us for the hour.

In a still from <em>The Birth of a Nation</em>, two actors dressed in the full regalia of the Ku Klux Klan ride at night. The racist movie, directed by D.W. Griffith, was one of the first feature-length blockbusters in U.S. history. It inspired protests by African-Americans — and gave one man the idea for a response in the same format.

'Birth Of A Race': The Obscure Demise Of A Would-Be Rebuttal To Racism

The Birth of a Nation, a Ku Klux Klan-glorifying epic, was America's first blockbuster film. It was also the spark for Emmett J. Scott, a black filmmaker who hoped to answer with a vision of his own.

Israeli lawmaker says those who speak out against the war in Gaza face consequences

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Israeli lawmaker Ofer Cassif who was almost expelled from the Knesset after voicing support for the genocide case against Israel.

Nelson Mandela with South African President F.W. de Klerk in May 1990. Mandela died Thursday at 95.

World Reflects On The Life Of Nelson Mandela

The icon who became South Africa's first black president died after a prolonged lung infection.

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