Miami Shouldn't Exist — Here's Why It Does
Miami geography defies logic — no bedrock, no natural harbor, and land barely above sea level, yet it became the financial capital of Latin America...
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Massive project works to restore Florida's Everglades
What's been called the largest restoration project in human history is underway in Florida's Everglades. Billions of dollars are being spent to res...
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How the U.S. Government Broke the Everglades | Everglades National Park
After a devastating hurricane and chronic flooding issues, the US Government, along with the State of Florida, embarked on a project which would ch...
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A Corridor Runs Through It - alligators in Florida
Imagine yourself as a modern-day alligator in central Florida, where 12 acres of wild land is sacrificed to development every hour. This is a story...
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MEET THE COUPLE KEEPING MIAMI’S BEACHES CLEAN - The Miami Foundation
An avid kayaker, Dave Doebler was out paddling in Biscayne Bay one day when he saw trash floating in the water. He instinctively picked it up to to...
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Has Everglades restoration been effective? | CASE News
The need for Everglades restoration is indisputable, but exactly how effective have restoration efforts been so far? A decade-long study of phospho...
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The Everglades has endured decades of human meddling. Now it faces a more relentless foe: rising seas.
Saltwater is winning in the Everglades as sea levels rise and years of redirecting freshwater flow to support agriculture and population growth
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What the world needs now to fight climate change: More swamps
Wetlands are some of the world's most undervalued weapons against climate change. They store huge quantities of carbon – but without better protect...
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The New Tropic - A not-so-sweet history of Florida's algae crisis | Facebook
Sugar: bad for you and bad for our waterways.
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