Linguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Florida
"We got down from the car and went inside."
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2023
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Officially reported temperatures underestimate Miami's heat burden, new study finds
Miami summers are hot and humid, but is climate change making them dangerous?
Environment
Jun 5, 2023
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Good seaweed news: Sargassum belt has actually shrunk. It may mean cleaner beaches
The ominous mass of seaweed looming in the Atlantic and creeping our way set size records earlier this spring—it was huge. But last month it actually shrank, according to scientists from the University of South Florida.
Plants & Animals
Jun 5, 2023
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Tropical Storm Arlene, 1st of season, forms in Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed Friday in the Gulf of Mexico on a track taking the cyclone south toward the western tip of Cuba.
Environment
Jun 2, 2023
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Climate change forces a rethinking of mammoth Everglades restoration plan
In 1948, work got underway in the Florida Everglades on a public works project hailed as the nation's largest, aimed at reigning in once and for all the mighty river of grass that once spanned much of the peninsula.
Ecology
Jun 1, 2023
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Registration opens for annual Florida Python Challenge
Registration opened Wednesday for the 2023 Florida Python Challenge, giving participants a chance to win a share of more than $30,000 in prizes while removing invasive Burmese pythons from the wild.
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2023
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Sharks bite two fishermen in Florida Keys in separate incidents
Two fishermen have been bitten by sharks in separate incidents less than 36 hours apart in the Florida Keys, officials said.
Ecology
May 22, 2023
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'Get down from the car' is an expression you'll probably only hear in Miami: Research explains why
Get down from the car. If this expression doesn't sound familiar, you're probably not from Miami.
Social Sciences
May 11, 2023
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Plastic rats and playoff beards: Superstitious behaviors in hockey fans and players increase during the playoffs
As the Toronto Maple Leafs recently limped to a third straight defeat to the Florida Panthers, Leafs fans experienced the dreaded rat trick. In this ritual, Panthers fans throw plastic rats onto the ice to summon the energy ...
Social Sciences
May 11, 2023
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Broad climate change concern in Florida linked with recent extreme weather
An increasing number of Floridians agree that human actions are causing climate change, including a record number of Florida Republicans, according to a new survey from Florida Atlantic University. This finding reinforces ...
Social Sciences
May 10, 2023
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