Stories with 'sea level rise' tag

How to keep caring when it’s ‘staggeringly too late’ to stop climate change

When filmmaker Josh Fox dug deep on climate change, it was hard not to be paralyzed by despair. So he set out to find reasons why he shouldn’t.

/ April 4, 2016

‘All you can do is get out of its way’

The seas are rising. We asked local expert John Englander what that means for Miami-Dade, and how the county ought to prepare.

/ February 25, 2016

‘Seas are rising, and so are we’

As Miami-Dade County adapts to climate change, many are left behind. Catalyst Miami is bringing together leaders to help change that, and they want your help.

/ January 27, 2016

Fighting to stay above water

It’s more than just environmentalists fighting for Miami’s survival. Thousands are coming together to demand real solutions to the looming threat of climate change.

/ October 15, 2015

Our plastic paradise

The styrofoam ban in Miami Beach is one more example of how cities from across the world are taking the lead in combating climate change.

/ September 29, 2015

Keeping Miami Beach above water

As part of Miami Beach’s Environment & Sustainability Division, Elizabeth Wheaton is doing everything she can to keep the city from sinking.

/ June 10, 2015

Your View: The fight for Miami’s freshwater is happening now

Florida voters overwhelmingly passed Amendment 1 to conserve and buy land to restore the Everglades. The original plan may be our best hope against sea level rise. Nathaniel Sandler asks why the state legislature is screwing it up.

/ June 2, 2015

Does Miami actually care about sea-level rise?

The scientists agree. A task force reported. Even the Pentagon is concerned. So, why don’t more of us care about Miami’s sea level rise problem? Nathaniel Sandler takes aim at apathy here in Atlantis.

/ February 10, 2015