Climate & Environment

If the coronavirus pandemic already has you contemplating wiping your ass with a corncob, boy, do we have some bad news for you!

The groundwater at Miami Dade College’s North Campus is contaminated with firefighting chemicals that pose health risks, Florida regulators say.

Winter in Miami is like a short-lived romance. You get a few great days and nights — some even perfect.

Coral Gables appealed for the Florida Supreme Court to hear its case. Last week, the Supreme Court declined. So what happens now?

The litter was what one would expect from touristy Wynwood: beer cans, soda bottles, chip bags, and all sorts of other things normally found in a college dorm room.

Some roads — and entire neighborhoods — might need to be abandoned.

Iguanas are protected by Florida anti-cruelty laws and must be killed humanely, but the state has yet to offer explicit directions.

The wells were shut down last August after sampling results showed elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

According to the organization, water tested in the Miami area ranked third highest in the nation for levels of PFAS.

Miami’s one day of winter means three things: abominable fashion choices, churros con chocolate, and an apocalyptic hailstorm of frozen iguanas.

The nonprofit says initiatives such as the Python Bowl subject the snakes to abuse by the public.

Miami-Dade County is one of the most toxic places in the world.

Isolated areas in the residential development still turn up high arsenic levels.

Through negligence and neglect, Miami politicians and businesses have allowed for dirtier waters and dying coral reefs.

City leaders are investigating a contractor’s alleged use of Roundup.

This weekend is full of rain and weather hazards. Bah humbug.

Solo cups, plastic hummus containers, and disposable cutlery are considered trash, not recyclable items.

You’re sure to see at least three pairs of Ugg boots this morning and maybe a musty leather jacket.

Veterans Day commemorates the end of World War I, when the guns fell silent across the Western Front at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Since that time, average global temperatures have increased by an average of 1.5 degrees — and experts say that’s no doubt affecting today’s U.S. military operations.

While the rest of the country is already well into a mysterious season called “fall,” Miami remains positively swampy. Today’s projected high is 86 degrees — some 50 degrees warmer than the expected peak temperatures in Chicago, Buffalo, and Detroit.

About a hundred years ago, Florida’s bonneted bats inhabited large hollows of mature pines and glided over the vast space of the Sunshine State’s 180,000 acres of pine rockland while feeding on insects.

It’s basically still summer in the Magic City. Take one step outside without sunglasses, and the searing sun instantly blinds you. Go for a short walk, and the sticky humidity soon drenches your clothes in sweat.