coastal damage /tags/coastal-damage coastal damage en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT Home insurance and the unraveling of Florida communities /business/2026-06-10/home-insurance-and-the-unraveling-of-florida-communities For over a decade I’ve been researching how property markets adapt to the changing financial realities of climate change in Florida, the Netherlands and beyond. On this street, I saw a community slowly unraveling as climate shocks – and the subsequent market responses to them – have reshaped the cost of living. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT /business/2026-06-10/home-insurance-and-the-unraveling-of-florida-communities Zac Taylor | The Conversation Hurricanes devastated Florida’s East Coast – then seagrass made an unexpected comeback /environment/2026-04-23/hurricanes-devastated-floridas-east-coast-then-seagrass-made-an-unexpected-comeback In the fall of 2022, hurricanes Ian and Nicole struck Florida’s east coast within six weeks of one another, bringing intense rainfall, storm surges and coastal erosion. In the immediate aftermath, seagrass declined even further. But a few months later, in the spring of 2023, seagrass began to return. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-04-23/hurricanes-devastated-floridas-east-coast-then-seagrass-made-an-unexpected-comeback Stephanie Insalaco-Wyner and Hannah V. Herrero | The Conversation Florida Reefs Provide $1.6 Billion Buffer In Severe Storms, Study Finds /environment/2019-05-12/florida-reefs-provide-1-6-billion-buffer-in-severe-storms-study-finds As South Florida's ritzy coastline, bejeweled with luxury condos and posh hotels, has come under increasing threats from flooding and storm surge driven… Mon, 13 May 2019 00:15:00 GMT /environment/2019-05-12/florida-reefs-provide-1-6-billion-buffer-in-severe-storms-study-finds Jenny Staletovich Louisiana Wants To Use The Muddy Mississippi To Build Up Its Coast /2018-05-15/louisiana-wants-to-use-the-muddy-mississippi-to-build-up-its-coast Louisiana has big plans to redirect parts of the river to build up its shrinking coast. New research suggests it won't help nearly enough. Tue, 15 May 2018 09:05:00 GMT /2018-05-15/louisiana-wants-to-use-the-muddy-mississippi-to-build-up-its-coast Travis Lux Hurricane Sandy Erosion Will Impact Florida's Sea Turtle Nesting Season /science/2013-02-21/hurricane-sandy-erosion-will-impact-floridas-sea-turtle-nesting-season South Florida's beaches in late spring through much of the fall resemble something of a crime scene, or rather, dozens of miniature crime scenes. Brightly… Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:00:00 GMT /science/2013-02-21/hurricane-sandy-erosion-will-impact-floridas-sea-turtle-nesting-season Tricia Woolfenden Sea Walls Designed To Save Beaches May Actually Speed Up Erosion /politics/2013-02-19/sea-walls-designed-to-save-beaches-may-actually-speed-up-erosion The beach is emblematic of Florida life, so it computes that waterside residents in Palm Beach County are scrambling to find ways to keep the beach from… Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:29:40 GMT /politics/2013-02-19/sea-walls-designed-to-save-beaches-may-actually-speed-up-erosion Tricia Woolfenden