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What Ever Happened To The Deal To Save The Everglades?
Posted by National Public Radio: Greg Allen on October 10th, 2013
National Public Radio: South of Florida's Lake Okeechobee, hundreds of thousands of acres of sugar cane thrive in the heart of one of the world's largest wetlands. The Everglades stretches from the tip of the peninsula to central Florida, north of Lake Okeechobee. "The Everglades actually begins at Shingle Creek, outside of Orlando," says Jonathan Ullman of the Sierra Club. That's nearly 200 miles north of the agricultural land that Ullman and other environmentalists say is crucial to state and federal efforts to restore...
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With Murky Water And Manatee Deaths, Lagoon Languishes
Posted by National Public Radio: Greg Allen on September 26th, 2013
National Public Radio: Something is wrong in Florida's Indian River Lagoon.
Over the past year, record numbers of dolphins, manatees and pelicans have turned up dead in the 150-mile-long estuary that runs along Florida's Atlantic Coast. Bouts of algal blooms have flourished in the waters. All the signs point to an ecosystem that is seriously out of balance. The crisis has mobilized scientists, residents and elected officials in Florida.
An Ailing Lagoon
Florida has gotten a lot of rain this year. While that's...
New Maps Aim To Raise Awareness Of Storm Surge Danger
Posted by National Public Radio: Greg Allen on June 1st, 2013
National Public Radio: Hurricane season begins Saturday, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting an active season, with perhaps seven to 11 hurricanes.
With memories of last year's destruction from Hurricane Sandy still fresh, meteorologists are working on ways to improve how they forecast storms and communicate warnings to the public.
When Sandy was making its way northward in the Atlantic and began to turn toward the East Coast, the National Hurricane Center tried to emphasize the...
Agency Takes New Approach To Save Everglades Land
Posted by National Public Radio: Greg Allen on September 12th, 2011
National Public Radio: In Florida, federal officials have released plans for a new wildlife preserve just south of Orlando. The Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge will include at least 150,000 acres, but there's a twist "” most of it will remain under private ownership.
Visitors mostly come to central Florida for its theme parks and beaches, but long before Walt Disney set his sights on the part of the state where he erected a castle at the Magic Kingdom, it was known for its lakes, rivers and grasslands....