Florida's Lake Okeechobee is essential for water management but faces harmful algal blooms, which thrive in warm, nutrient-rich waters. Daily vertical migration enables them to survive in turbid ...

A new interactive map called the “Coastal Risk Finder” allows you to zoom into your neighborhood to see what water levels will be like in 20 years, 30 years, 40 years and so on.

the South Florida Water Management District convened a meeting to float the first-of-its-kind idea of combining forces with local governments to create a comprehensive map of where it consistently ...

New houses and developments are being built and encroaching closer to lands which need wildfires to thrive, increasing exposure to wildfires.

Local firefighters were assisted by Florida Forest Service, which flew in a helicopter to drop water. Another Martin County fire, about an acre, burned in Hobe Sound. About a week earlier ...

Here’s when Earth Day 2025 is, what it is, what the theme is this year and how to get involved with Earth Day events around ...

When that happens, no matter how you may become disconnected from the grid, it can help to know you have options when it ...

Florida officially recognized "Gulf of America" as the ... used "Gulf of Mexico" on his map "View of Entire Route of Sir Francis Drake's West Indian Voyage." A 1630 map called the body of water "Gulf ...

The Tampa Bay Times spent more than a year examining water quality across Florida ... lakes and bays across Florida over the last 25 years. The map labels waters where contamination is worsening ...

Swimmers are urged to remain close to lifeguards, avoid swimming alone, and stay out of the water entirely if inexperienced. In addition, a Beach Hazards Statement is in effect along Florida's ...