Nation Jul 06 Tropical Storm Elsa gaining strength, lashing Florida Keys By Curt Anderson, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press
Nation Aug 20 Florida Keys to release modified mosquitoes to fight illness Sometime next year, genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever and the Zika virus. By Curt Anderson, Associated Press
Nation Apr 11 Watch 7:45 Why the Florida Keys still need support, a year and a half after Hurricane Irma In March, FEMA ended its temporary housing program for people affected by Hurricane Irma, which slammed the Florida Keys in September 2017. But as rebuilding continues after one of the costliest storms in U.S. history, shelter for survivors and volunteers… By Alicia Menendez, Lorna Baldwin
Nation Sep 03 Watch 6:47 This family’s hurricane tragedy highlights 911-system problems When Hurricane Harvey hit with a fury not seen along the Gulf Coast in more than a decade, flooded roads stranded tens of thousands of people, including Wayne and Casey Dailey and their two sons. Their tragic ordeal is detailed…
Nation Sep 10 Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida Keys Hurricane Irma made landfall on Cudjoe Key in southern Florida early Sunday morning, bringing Category 4 winds that reached 130 miles per hour. By Michael D. Regan
Sep 09 WATCH: Florida Gov. Rick Scott gives update on Hurricane Irma By Michael D. Regan and Corinne Segal "If you have been ordered to evacuate anywhere in the state, you need to leave right now. Not tonight, not in an hour, now," said Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 8:09 Can genetically modified mosquitoes curb Dengue fever? By PBS NewsHour Officials in the Florida Keys are considering using genetically modified mosquitoes to curb the threat of the tropical disease, Dengue fever. The lab-grown mosquitoes have been used in Brazil and the Cayman Islands to reduce the local mosquito populations, but… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 5:47 Scientists try to regrow a dying coral reef 25 times faster than nature By PBS NewsHour The world’s coral reefs are in perilous danger due to overfishing, pollution and climate change. But a team of scuba-diving scientists has developed a groundbreaking method for speeding up coral growth in hopes of stemming the underwater crisis. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch Endangered Coral Reefs Die as Ocean Temperatures Rise and Water Turns Acidic Endangered Coral Reefs Die as Ocean Temperatures Rise and Water Turns Acidic… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch Florida’s Coral Reefs Face Altered Oceans For more on this story go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/topic/climate-change/… Continue watching