âStreet is lake, urgent!â Herald mapping reveals flooding blind spots
Nearly a decade of records examined by the Miami Herald show flooding is far more widespread than previously known across South Florida.
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New Florida law a âgift to developers.â Critics sue to block it.
A growing number of municipalities and smart growth advocates argue a new law has flipped the power over new development regulations from local governments to companies doing the building.
âBig leap forwardâ: How AI is already shaping your hurricane forecasts
Hurricane forecast models assess data and compete for accuracy. They also save lives. This year, a new contender has emerged â a forecast model generated by artificial intelligence.
Florida has no formal hurricane plan for Alligator Alcatraz
After weeks of requests from politicians and media, the state of Florida said it has no formal, completed plan for how to handle a hurricane at Alligator Alcatraz, the new...
Giant bugs, heat and a hospitalization: Inside Alligator Alcatrazâs first days
Detainees described harsh conditions at Alligator Alcatraz, pitched as a new model for holding migrants ensnared in President Donald Trumpâs war on illegal immigration.
Feds move in court to distance Trump administration from Alligator Alcatraz
Days after President Donald Trump and top administration officials toured Alligator Alcatraz and gave the migrant detention center a ringing endorsement, the federal government is saying it has nothing to...
Disaster relief groups worry immigrants wonât go to hurricane shelters amid crackdown
With hurricane season underway amid a massive state and federal push for deportations, some disaster relief groups are worried that fear of immigration raids could keep foreign-born Floridians from hurricane...
The unseen flooding risk in South Florida: Rising water beneath our feet
Wherever you live in South Florida, the flooding you see right now is likely to get worse in the years ahead â despite billions of dollars in drainage projects intended...
Curiously quiet Atlantic has hurricane scientists scratching their heads. âA mystery.â
The Atlantic hasnât been this quiet in 50 years, and hurricane scientists are trying to figure out why.
In a first, sea rise kills off a Florida Keys species. Scientists fear it wonât be the last
Key Largo has a new, disturbing and first-of-its-kind graveyard. There are no headstones, no burial markers, no names, no bodies. Itâs the last place an incredibly rare species of tree...