Climate & Environment

A senior meteorologist said it was “Miami’s wettest day in over 11 years.”

While other big cities have thriving programs to monitor bird deaths, the Tropical Audubon Society hasn’t had the same luck in Miami.

The cool weather is offering some relief from the record-breaking brutal heat that melted Florida over the summer.

In 2021, more than 1,100 manatees perished in Florida, marking the deadliest year on record for the mammals.

Floridians have passed the peak of hurricane season, but the tropics remain active as Tropical Storm Philippe churns in the Atlantic.

Warm waters and lack of wind shear are providing ideal conditions for Lee to intensify into a Category 4 storm.

Rescue operations are ongoing in Florida as first responders fan out in high-water vehicles in search of stranded residents.

Aventura and other municipalities are spending big money on fake grass over the objection of residents who prefer their parks stay natural.

After a relatively quiet summer, it’s been a busy week for tropical systems in the Atlantic.

“I was crying for nearly the entire dive because I realized that I would likely never see these hundred-plus-year-old colonies alive again.”

“Day after day, the record-smashing anomalies in the atmosphere and ocean around the world this year are just jaw-dropping.”

Although Florida’s beloved manatees get it on year-round, mating herds are most commonly seen during the summer.

Is extreme heat in Florida prisons a form of “cruel and unusual” punishment?

Researchers who worked with Stockton Rush on the South Florida expedition tell New Times they never would have imagined that he and OceanGate would one day be at the center of a tragedy that drew a global spotlight.

Is your swamp ass swampier than ever? Check out why Miami has set a dozen daily heat-index records this July.

Aventura residents’ community garden has been torn to shreds to make room for pickleball courts.

The plan is to erect a posh social club, where wealthy clientele imbibe on interconnected yachts, right next to Bird Key, an island that has served as a wildlife sanctuary for centuries.

If Tropical Storm Bret strengthens as expected, it would mark an early, aggressive start to the hurricane season.

Experts weigh in on how many times you’ll have to bust out the hurricane shutters this season.

From the sea-bottom lodge where he just broke the world record for longest stint living underwater, Joseph Dituri told New Times about his work with director James Cameron, how he uses the marine bathroom, and the effect that two months of isolation has had on his mental state.

A Sanctuary Cove resident grabbed her quivering pooch and rushed to safety seconds before the tornado covered her bedroom with shards of broken glass.

One week after historic flooding struck South Florida, progress at Port Everglades is fueling hope that the post-storm gas shortage is in the rearview mirror.