Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, US climate assessment shows
A massive new federal government report says revved-up climate change now permeates Americans’ daily lives...
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Legislature beefs up Hurricane Idalia relief for farmers, shellfish industry
The $416 million bill has tax breaks, refunds, reimbursements, grants and loans for the agriculture,...
![By MEAD GRUVER (Associated Press) The human species has topped 8 billion, with longer lifespans offsetting fewer births, but world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. The bureau estimates the global population exceeded the threshold Sept. 26, a precise date the agency said to take with […]](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/India_Festival_49284.jpg?w=132 "By MEAD GRUVER (Associated Press) The human species has topped 8 billion, with longer lifespans offsetting fewer births, but world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. The bureau estimates the global population exceeded the threshold Sept. 26, a precise date the agency said to take with […]")
Feeling crowded yet? The US Census Bureau estimates the worldās population has passed 8 billion
By MEAD GRUVER (Associated Press) The human species has topped 8 billion, with longer lifespans...
First-of-a-kind nuclear project is terminated in a blow to Bidenās clean energy agenda
A project to build a first-of-a-kind small modular nuclear reactor power plant was terminated Wednesday....
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Judge in Alaska upholds Biden administrationās approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project
A federal judge has upheld the Biden administration’s approval of the Willow oil-drilling project on...
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āIt was insaneā: Second-heaviest Burmese python caught in Florida ā a 198-pound beast
It took five men to subdue the snake, which was thicker than the average man's...
Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too
Some developers are building homes with an eye toward making them more resilient to the...
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As ocean temps cool, divers start returning Floridaās rescued corals back to sea
For now, coral restorers are celebrating the small victory of returning the first batch of...
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Alligator stuns beachgoers in Hillsboro Beach before being captured
The condo-lined sands of Hillsboro Beach got a dose of wilderness Monday when locals spotted...
In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculate
In a little more than five years ā sometime in early 2029 ā the world...