Pictures of ocean bays emptied of water as Hurricane Irma moved through the Caribbean and Florida show that storm surges can move away from the coast, as well as onto it.
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The desire to help during emergencies like Hurricane Irma is admirable. Doing some homework might make your contributions go farther.
Governments, academic institutions and private companies are all spending millions of dollars. But the most effective solutions to the cybersecurity labor shortage will not be found individually.
Lightning strikes are powerful – but we haven’t had solid estimates of their energy until now. Researchers turned to the hollow stone tubes they create by vaporizing sand for more precise calculations.
From coast to coast, the 2016 election has torn up the usual order.
Every four years, voters in Florida are more in demand than almost any in the US. And this year they’re especially exhausted.
Often dismissed as a solid Republican bloc, the southern states are anything but.
New data from researchers at Brandeis University suggest that the Jewish vote is important in key Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida counties.
A computer model suggests that while more cases of Zika can be expected in the continental U.S. outbreaks will probably be small and are not projected to spread.
With little state and federal leadership, regional planners in southern Florida try to prepare for the effects of climate change.
A journalist turned professor explores the identity of the city he has reported on for 41 years.
Puerto Ricans can’t vote in the general election, but the way they vote in the primary can predict how well a candidate will do with a key demographic.
Rehydrating the Florida Everglades is the largest ecological restoration project in the world. Ecologist Peter Frederick explains why this massive effort is worth its multi-billion-dollar cost.
There’s a debate over whether fracking should be introduced into Florida, a state with a unique geology and hydrology that introduces a long list of environmental concerns.
Jeb Bush recently announced his candidacy for president by declaring that “our country is on a very bad course” and promised to fix this with the striking promise of “4% growth, and the 19 million new…
Five years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, Gulf Coast communities are still grappling with the social and economic ills caused by the oil spill.
Florida’s coastal populations and its economy face serious threats from rising sea levels caused by global climate change. The state’s response could set an example for other nations around the world.
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Political Science, University of Florida
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Sessional Academic, Children's Literature and Creative Writing, Victoria University
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Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
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Professor of law and ethics, Georgia State University
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Professor of Coastal Science, Florida International University
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Professor of Economics, University of Tampa
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