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Florida's largest cities are facing rising sea levels along the Gulf and the East Coast, according to new data.
A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey finds that groundwater in Appalachia, the Gulf Coast, and California is ...
Showers and thunderstorms swept across Lee and Collier counties, with four or more inches of rain. Other areas didn’t get enough rain to do much more than dampen the landscape. Southwest Florida’s ...
The Ocala Wetland Recharge Park is closed after several sinkholes opened, the city said on Facebook. "The park will remain closed until a full assessment is completed and it is safe to reopen," the ...
In every city studied, at least 20% of the urban area is sinking – and in 25 of 28 cities, at least 65% is sinking. The ...
A map of locations with vulnerability ... including the Coastal Lowlands aquifer system, which stretches from Texas to the Florida Panhandle, were found to be susceptible in part because wells ...
Here in South Florida, that's alarming because of our dependency on the Biscayne Aquifer for our water supply ... "We create these maps every five years," Silverstein said.
The South Florida Water Management District plans to issue tighter restrictions on residents in northeast Cape Coral due to the "critical threshold" of the Mid-Hawthron Aquifer. In a post online ...
Drought Map: Click here to view the latest drought conditions across Florida By the numbers Jan. 1 - April 13, 2025 Total acres burned in Florida Number of wildfires in Florida Click the image ...
Florida's water districts have been relying on computer models since the late 1970s, Weber said, and the models have gotten better over the years. But they all suffer from the flaw exposed by the ...
Florida Aquifer System illustration created by the ... ultimately getting pushed to the surface through springs like this one. USGS map of the Florida Platform (U.S. Geological Service) Other ...