Climate & Environment

The newly released report highlights the Miami metro area’s mass exposure to coastal flooding risk from hurricanes.

Have summers in Miami always been this damn hot? The short answer: no.

The ocean already feels like a hot tub – and it’s still May.

The forecast for named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes is the “highest NOAA has ever issued” for a May outlook.

Wildlife experts feared the floating luxury club would scare away remaining birds from the island after its rookery population collapsed.

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava tells New Times the owner rejected her administration’s 2023 offer to buy the island.

New Times Instagram followers suggest consequences for Boca Bash boat trash-dumping teens.

The teens accused of dumping trash into the ocean in a viral video were charged under a felony statute rather than Florida’s standard littering law.

Tired: Iguanas falling from trees. Wired: Iguanas burrowing sinkholes in the street.

The solar eclipse’s path of totality finally blanketed Dallas in darkness for a few dramatic minutes. But things didn’t look so clear Monday morning.

Looking ahead to today’s solar eclipse, here’s the forecast for Miami and Fort Lauderdale.

Here’s how and where to score safe eclipse glasses – including free ones, while supplies last.

We aren’t in the path of totality, but it’ll still be spectacular (weather permitting).

Researchers visited iconic reefs in the Florida Keys and found only 22 percent of the surveyed elkhorn coral remained alive.

How long will South Florida’s chilly weather hang around?

New Times dives into the bowels of the largest cruise ship in the world.

The lawsuit claims “airborne contaminants rained down on people’s heads” as the fire raged at Covanta’s plant.

One witness who looked on from a tenth-floor condo says the tornado went through the city “fast and furious.”

It’s not just your pizza-crust-lined Miami apartment. The entire city is overrun with these pests.

Florida was the only state to reject funding under the $6.4 billion federal program to reduce emissions.

Gale-force wind gusts reaching nearly 50 mph have put the kibosh on weekend plans.

A veterinarian who cared for Romeo for more than 20 years recalls how he would help young, rescued sea cows adapt to life in captivity.