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The city of Jacksonville and the University of North Florida are partnering on a heat mapping study that officials hope will reveal which parts of town are most threatened by extreme heat, which scientists say is being exacerbated by climate change.
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Average February temperatures in Jacksonville sit 4.3 degrees higher than they were half a century ago. Scientists blame climate change.
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A low pressure system developing over waters off the coast of Northeast Florida could push water up onto the shore, potentially causing flooding along the First Coast.
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The governor said he will request $660 million for Everglades restoration efforts and $550 million for coastal resiliency in budget proposals for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
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During 2021 an unprecedented 937 manatees have died in Florida, more than double the five-year annual average only nine months into the year. The staggering loss represents 10% of the animal’s population in the state, estimated at 8,810.
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Florida saw the highest number of HUD homes sold in floodplains, according to an NPR analysis of several years of data. The 529 homes reflect 12% of all of the sales HUD made in the state over several years.
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An appeals court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit that contended Jacksonville’s municipal utility violated a state law when it changed a program that…
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The study projects that by midcentury, without action on climate change, Florida's workers on average could potentially lose 33 work days per year due to extreme heat compared to five now.
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With climate change helping produce a global horror film of extreme weather disasters this summer, and the peak Atlantic hurricane and Western fire…
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Three groups objected Wednesday to a proposed settlement that Florida Power & Light reached with consumer and business representatives to raise base…