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Mosquito season longer in Tampa Bay due to climate change

The thing that makes Florida attractive to people — the warm, wet climate — also happens to be good for mosquito survival.
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Hurricane Ian strengthens to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 as it nears Florida
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Hurricane Ian strengthens to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 as it nears Florida

Hurricane Ian is headed for the gulf coast of Florida after making landfall in Cuba, which suffered a near-total electrical outage. The hurricane is expected to bring storm surge and heavy rain to Florida.

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People built in harm’s way. Here comes Ian
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People built in harm’s way. Here comes Ian

Development has flocked to coasts that are susceptible to powerful storms, just as it has to wildfire-prone parts of the West.
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Why Tampa Bay faces high storm surge flood risk as Hurricane Ian nears
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Why Tampa Bay faces high storm surge flood risk as Hurricane Ian nears

The precise size, strength and path of Ian remains uncertain. But the Tampa Bay region that lies in its crosshairs is one of the most vulnerable places in the United States to severe flooding.
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Red tide piles up dead fish on Florida beaches

“This,” proclaimed an editorial in The Tampa Bay Times last week, “is what climate change smells like.”
As danger of major breach recedes, Florida seeks long-term solution for troubled plant

As danger of major breach recedes, Florida seeks long-term solution for troubled plant

Millions of gallons of industrial wastewater have been pumped into Tampa Bay. The rest may be injected deep into the Floridan Aquifer.
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Tampa Bay Catholics and Evangelicals discuss the environment and coronavirus

On the fifth anniversary of an historic papal document about the environment and as the coronavirus continues to imperil the world, a panel of Catholic and evangelical clergy met online last week to discuss their Christian response to disease outbreaks and climate change.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Record prison numbers for UK activists highlight crackdown on protests

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Big Tech's power needs leave Navajo families in the dark

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World Bank renews focus on financing controversial mega dams

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Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

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Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

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Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

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Supreme Court rulings weaken environmental protections in 2024

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E.P.A. head Michael Regan stepping down before Biden’s term ends