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Florida Keys prepare for sea level rise
2013-07-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Hurricane storm surge can inundate the narrow, low-lying Florida Keys, but that is far from the only water worry for officials. A tidal gauge operating since before the Civil War has documented a sea level rise of 9 inches in the last century, and officials expect that to double over the next 50 years. So when building a new Stock Island fire station, county authorities went ahead added a foot and a half over federal flood planning directives that the ground floor be built up 9 feet. Seasonal...
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2013-07-02 01:22:15| PortlandOnline
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Bill Gates' reported $8.7M Florida equestrian estate
2013-07-01 23:44:40| CNET News.com
The Microsoft founder has a new equestrian-friendly family home in Wellington, Fla., that serves as the training ground for his showjumping daughter. [Read more]
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Florida A&M lifts suspension on its marching band
2013-06-27 21:30:00| American School & University
Band program has been shut down since the November 2011 hazing death of a drum major. Schoolhouse Beat read more
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New Bugs In Florida Stymie Researchers, Threaten Crops
2013-06-26 23:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: With its pleasant climate, Florida has become home to more exotic and invasive species of plants and animals than any other state in the continental U.S. Some invasive species have been brought in deliberately, such as the Burmese python or the Cuban brown snail. But the majority of species are imported inadvertently as cargo. Amanda Hodges, who heads the biosecurity research lab at the University of Florida, says that until recently, scientists saw about a dozen new bugs arrive in Florida each...
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