Climate & Environment

As thousands gather at Standing Rock to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline, closer to home, activists are actively trying to stop construction of the $3 billion, 515-mile Sabal Trail Transmission pipeline slicing through Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Not only does it put the environment and water supply at risk, but activists fear the flammable…

With his trusty German shepherd in tow, Rodney Irwin drives past a state mental hospital at the edge of the Everglades and pulls into the brush. A machete rests on the floorboard beneath his feet, and a gallon of his favorite drink — Walmart-brand black-cherry soda mixed with orange Gatorade…

Approaching the high tide at 10 a.m. Sunday, a fleet of concerned residents waded through severely flooded Hollywood streets to document the effects of sea level rise during the king tide. Marching down Adams Street, the group was armed with soggy sneakers, rulers, and cameras. They were optimistic that their photos could…

Every October, the King Tide sweeps across South Florida as the full moon orbits closest to Earth. This planetary alignment causes the highest water level of the year. Toads and yards flood. But scientists say this  could be one of the worst Fort Lauderdale has faced, a perfect storm of an…

As Hurricane Matthew approached South Florida, the threat of a Category 4 storm sent thousands of people in Broward County to local shelters for safety. But after spending more than 48 hours in Arthur Ashe Middle School in Fort Lauderdale, some visitors say it’s a blessing Matthew only grazed our…

As Hurricane Matthew’s dark clouds appeared over the the Sunshine State as a category 4, Fox News anchor Shepard Smith assured his Florida viewers, that if they were caught in the path of the storm that they and “everyone” they know, including their kids, were dead.  That was not reporting,…

A powerful youngster spun up the Florida coast this past week, dropping rain and blowing a helluva lot of wind through the region. While it just traversed the coast and no major damage was done in South Florida (Haiti took it on the chin.), the amount of trauma it caused…

Hurricanes sometimes bring out the best in people. Prime example: Vanilla Ice, one-hit wonder and white rapper, turns out to make an excellent weatherman.  From his home in Palm Beach, which he seems to be refusing to evacuate, Vanilla Ice (a.k.a Robert Matthew Van Winkle) has been posting periodic updates on the storm…

For many native Floridians, this hurricane season is not our first rodeo. For some, that means a certain sense of brio rather than caution (we’re talking to you surfers in Sebastian Inlet). While it’s necessary to urge some people to take Matthew seriously, fear-mongering can have devastating consequences. That is exactly…

It’s looking possible that Florida in general, and Palm Beach in particular, will be hit not once but twice by Hurricane Matthew. This raises the question: will this be God’s revenge on Donald Trump? Will Mar-A-Lago, the private club that doubles as his Florida home, be swept away by the…

Though a Category 4 storm was barreling toward Palm Beach County, some Delray Beach bars Wednesday were poised to stay open as Hurricane Matthew passes. But the Delray Beach Police Department threw a wrench in those plans. It announced on Twitter that a mandatory curfew is going into effect from…

FPL announced yesterday that it had spent $2 billion over the last 10 years preparing the eelctrical grid for hurricanes like Matthew, which is forecast to hit South Florida today. That includes reinforcing more than 600 main power lines, burying power lines, and cutting branches around 135,000 miles of power lines…

As soon as news broke that Broward and Palm Beach were under a hurricane warning, public schools in both counties cancelled classes. This morning, local colleges followed suit: Nova Southeastern University and Broward College announced that administrative offices would close and all classes would be cancelled starting at 5 p.m. today through Monday morning…

It’s beginning to look increasingly likely that Hurricane Matthew will hit Florida. Government agencies have been giving out typical advice: Have an emergency evacuation plan, stock up on non-perishable food and water, make sure you have extra flashlights and batteries, and so on. All good advice, but we figured some…

Hurricane Matthew continued its march toward Florida last night, slowing a litle but not really changing its path. It now appears the storm will arrive in the area late Thursday with 130 mile per hour winds, according to the 5 a.m. forecast from the National Hurricane Center, though rainfall from…

Hurricane Matthew still looks like a serious threat to the east coast of Florida, but when can we expect to feel its effects?  For clues, watch the trend of the National Hurricane Center’s forecast cones. Since 5 p.m. yesterday, that trend has remained fairly steady and it places much of…

Though Hurricane Matthew is still 90 miles off the southeastern tip of Cuba, radar shows the outer bands of the billowing Category 4 storm already spiraling over South Florida. Combined with regular fall weather pattern, it’s brought on torrential downpours that have already flooded Delray Beach streets and police are telling…

During Memorial Day Weekend, Chrissy Randall came home and found 300 dead bees in her Dania Beach back yard. Randall, a local beekeeper, recalls piles of nearly 100 of their tiny striped corpses in front of each of her three hives. She was devastated.  “It was very upsetting,” Randall tells…

After delaying development plans for nearly two years, Riverland residents might finally have a real solution to protect more than 400 trees that sit on a lush 5.19-acre private property that is up for sale. Fort Lauderdale Commissioner Romney Rogers has confirmed that he will introduce an amendment at tonight’s…

“Got ’em on!” Mark “the Shark” Quartiano roars while his first mate stabs a shark with a gaff and hauls it out of the placid Atlantic Ocean. “In the boat, get him in the boat! Yeah, got ’em on!” Thwacking its tail and flipping over so the white of its…