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Despite the brutal heat, this is the moment when our Florida Department of Environmental Protection has chosen to give the federal government the old cold shoulder.
Ooooooo-wee, have you noticed how hot it’s been this summer? Feels-like temperatures are up around 115 degrees, even a heat index of 120 in Pensacola in June. …
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By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
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8/17/23
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Orange County has been recognized as a Tree City USA municipality for 16 consecutive years, one of the longest active streaks in the nation.
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From the Orange County Newsroom
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8/14/23
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When you call 8-1-1, Sunshine 811 notifies your local utility company (including LANGD) of your upcoming project so professionals can be sent to mark the locations of underground utility lines.
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From the Lake Apopka Natural Gas District
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8/10/23
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As the name implies, the Okaloosa darter lives in small streams in the Florida Panhandle counties of Okaloosa and Walton. It swims in short bursts of motion. In other words, it darts.
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By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
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8/10/23
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Districtwide, July rainfall averaged 6.84 inches, which is 1.27 inches above the average for the month.
The cumulative total for the past 12 months is 51.01 inches, which is 5 inches above the long-term average.
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From the St. John's River Water Management District
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8/8/23
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The spectacled caiman poses a threat to native wildlife occupying the same habitat as our native alligators and crocodiles, competing for food and other resources.
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By Lourdes Mederos, UF/IFAS
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8/7/23
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You’ve probably never heard of Alva. It’s one of those quiet places in Florida that still looks the way a lot of Florida used to look.
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By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
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8/3/23
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While people are used to thinking about how clothing, air movement, temperature, and humidity affect comfort, two lesser-known measures can help explain how they experience comfort indoors.
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By Jonathan Bean, University of Arizona
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8/3/23
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The Florida Division of Emergency Management announced the availability of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding for Hurricane Nicole. HMGP for Hurricane Ian was announced previously.
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From FEMA
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8/3/23
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Now entering the eighth year of its Blue School Grant program, the St. Johns River Water Management District is offering up to $60,000 in grants.
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From the St. Johns River Water Management District
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8/2/23
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Rip currents are a leading cause of drownings in the surf zone near shore. According to one recent estimate, rip currents have accounted for 435 drownings in the U.S. since 2017.
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By Emma Shie Nuss, University of Washington; Audrey Casper, University of Washington; Christine M. Baker, North Carolina State University; Melissa Moulton, University of Washington, and Walter Torres, University of Washington
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8/1/23
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Currently, scientists from agencies and non-profit organizations are moving the underwater nursery corals to land-based facilities so they do not succumb during this marine heat wave.
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By Shelly Krueger, UF/IFAS
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7/31/23
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Seagrass is an essential nursery habitat for various species, including fish, turtles, and dolphins. Florida’s iconic wading birds depend on fish and other prey that live within seagrass beds.
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From Audubon Florida
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7/30/23
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Between the record-breaking global heat and extreme downpours, it’s hard to ignore that something unusual is happening with the weather in 2023.
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By Michael Wysession, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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7/27/23
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Bay Ridge Cemetery is the resting place of several prominent Apopkan families and veterans of many foreign wars. It is also in the middle of an emerging part of northwest Orange County.
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By Yasmene Warren, Interning Correspondent with The Apopka Voice and Staff Reports
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7/25/23
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Heat exposure is responsible for at least several dozen fatalities in the U.S. each year, but currently, there are no state regulations in Florida or nationally to address heat-related stress.
BY: MITCH PERRY - JULY 18, 2023 7:00 AM
A farmworker in Immokalee harvests tomatoes. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix
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7/18/23
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SciLine interviewed Dr. W. Larry Kenney, professor of physiology and kinesiology at Penn State University, who discussed why humid heat can be dangerous to human health.
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By W. Larry Kenney, Penn State
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7/17/23
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In case you hadn’t heard, Florida and the rest of the world suffered a heat wave last week, the likes of which we’ve never seen before.
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By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
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7/13/23
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Help is still available for Hurricane Ian survivors through Disaster Case Management. Volunteer Florida manages this FEMA-funded program.
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From FEMA
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7/13/23
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The Florida Department of Health in Orange County has issued a Health Caution for the presence of blue-green algae in Lake McCoy – North Lobe.
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From the Florida Department of Health in Orange County
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7/13/23
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Cloud-seeding is not new. Around the world, a niche group of people like Gary Walker have contracts with government agencies, farmers, and business owners to increase rainfall or snowfall.
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By Alex Mayyasi, The Hustle
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7/12/23
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Forecasters had made preseason predictions that the Atlantic hurricane season would see fewer storms than usual, but some researchers now say above-average activity is in store.
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By Claire Sullivan, Florida Phoenix
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7/11/23
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Districtwide, June rainfall averaged 8.20 inches, which is 1.46 inches above the average for the month.
The cumulative rainfall total for the past 12 months is 54.65 inches, 3.64 inches above the average.
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From the St. Johns River Water Management District
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7/11/23
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In the aftermath of Category 5 Hurricane Ian in late September, EagleWatch volunteers returned to monitoring Bald Eagle nests even as they faced significant damage to their own homes and communities.
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From Audubon.org
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7/6/23
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Lakes Appreciation Month helps raise awareness of the importance of lakes and their benefits, such as providing open spaces, recreation, aquifer recharge, and helping to reduce the impacts of flooding.
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From the St. Johns River Water Management District
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7/6/23
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