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Earth Science

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Expect an Even Rainier Than Normal Summer in Miami

    We're just weeks away from the start of South Florida's wet season. Which, not to bum everyone out, means it's almost time for our daily mid-afternoon rain showers. Meteorologists predict that this summer could see even more rainfall than average this year. In terms of water levels and such, that's ... More >>

  • News

    May 3, 2012

    Coral Reefs Are Being Decimated, All for a Few Gaudy Trinkets

    We're just weeks away from the start of South Florida's wet season. Which, not to bum everyone out, means it's almost time for our daily mid-afternoon rain showers. Meteorologists predict that this summer could see even more rainfall than average this year. In terms of water levels and such, that's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Feds Investigate Coral Shipments to South Florida Over Ties to Reef-Killing Poaching

    Coral reefs, it's often said, are the rain forests of the ocean. But in reality, reefs around the world are disappearing even faster than the rain forests -- four times faster, in fact. The reasons are many, but not the least of which is stripping by poachers who then ship the coral to the U.S. to f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2011

    Finding Nemo

    Coral reefs, it's often said, are the rain forests of the ocean. But in reality, reefs around the world are disappearing even faster than the rain forests -- four times faster, in fact. The reasons are many, but not the least of which is stripping by poachers who then ship the coral to the U.S. to f ... More >>

  • News

    September 15, 2011

    Reader mail: "Global warming no longer exists!"

    Coral reefs, it's often said, are the rain forests of the ocean. But in reality, reefs around the world are disappearing even faster than the rain forests -- four times faster, in fact. The reasons are many, but not the least of which is stripping by poachers who then ship the coral to the U.S. to f ... More >>

  • News

    September 8, 2011

    Global warming could put Turkey Point nuclear reactors under water

    Coral reefs, it's often said, are the rain forests of the ocean. But in reality, reefs around the world are disappearing even faster than the rain forests -- four times faster, in fact. The reasons are many, but not the least of which is stripping by poachers who then ship the coral to the U.S. to f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2011

    Coral Reefer Madness

    Coral reefs, it's often said, are the rain forests of the ocean. But in reality, reefs around the world are disappearing even faster than the rain forests -- four times faster, in fact. The reasons are many, but not the least of which is stripping by poachers who then ship the coral to the U.S. to f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Turkey Point Reactors Vulnerable to Global Warming, Experts Warn

    ​"We are the most vulnerable metropolitan area in the world when it comes to sea level rise," says University of Miami professor Harold Wanless. Sitting in his office, the avuncular geologist paints a bleak picture. Global warming is a fact, and the results are already visible: hurricanes are gett ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    NOAA Predicts Up to 10 Hurricanes this Year, 18 Named Storms

    ​Miami's least favorite time of year, Hurricane Season, kicks off officially on June 1st, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an above average Atlantic season with as many as 18 named storms, ten hurricanes and six major hurricanes.

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Animal Collective's Geologist Creates Original Soundtrack for Coral Morphologic

    The Coral Morphologic guys. Magical visual manipulators of sea life Coral Morphologic, comprised of Colin Foord and Jared McKay, not only landed a spot at the Borscht Film Festival, screening their short "Man O War," but also an original soundtrack for the film by Animal Collective's Geolo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Miami Could Lose 10 Percent of its Land by 2100 Due to Rising Sea Levels

    Red areas indicate land that could be lost by 2100. Yellow areas indicate land that could be lost if sea level rise by six meters.​Miami Beach will mostly be underwater in less than 90 years according to a new report out of the University of Arizona. The new reports suggest that by 2100 more than ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Is Promoting Bicycles Eroding Our Freedom and the Constitution?

    ​Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz was noted for his strong advocacy for bicycling, and Miami Beach has just launched its Decobike bike sharing program. This all seems progressive and positive, but is it secretly part of a larger plot to erode our personal freedoms, undermine the American constitution ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2010

    Catastrophe in the Caribbean

    ​Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz was noted for his strong advocacy for bicycling, and Miami Beach has just launched its Decobike bike sharing program. This all seems progressive and positive, but is it secretly part of a larger plot to erode our personal freedoms, undermine the American constitution ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Fecal Pollution Warning Issued at Matheson Hammock in Gables

    sr_cranks via Flikr Fecal pollution in Gables.​Everybody is waiting to see if the Gulf oil is going to wash up on Miami's beaches anytime soon. Maybe we should be more conscious of what is already here. The Miami-Dade Health Department issued an advisory Wednesday for the atoll pool at Math ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Miami Beach Could Be Affected By Oil Spill, More So Than West Coast

    via The AwlHeaded to a beach near you?​The devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has concerned us, but we didn't think it would actually reach the beaches of Miami and other east coast shores. However, a University of Florida oceanographic engineer says that the east coast of Florida is at g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    Rick Sanchez Doesn't Understand Volcanoes

    Dear CNN,Please refrain from having Rick Sanchez cover natural disasters. We here in South Florida all remember his over-the-top hurricane coverage. Then when covering tsunami warnings for Hawaii he asked, "Nine meters in English is what?" Now, he does not understand volcanoes.While covering that vo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2010

    Truth, Still Inconvenient

    Dear CNN,Please refrain from having Rick Sanchez cover natural disasters. We here in South Florida all remember his over-the-top hurricane coverage. Then when covering tsunami warnings for Hawaii he asked, "Nine meters in English is what?" Now, he does not understand volcanoes.While covering that vo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Coral Morphologic Sees Miami as One Big Reef Above the Surface

    This is the fifth in a series of articles profiling the seven finalists for the New Times' Mastermind Awards, which will be presented to four local artists during Artopia at the Freedom Tower February 11.​It all started with a fish tank. Like many boys, Colin Foord had an aquarium his "whole life. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Reggaeton Isn't Dead...

    ...It's alive and well with "Mini Daddy" a.k.a. Adriansito, and his highly inappropriate mini video vixens. Even if Adrian isn't technically so "-ito," you've gotta love his utter belief that he is, after all, "el nino mas bonito, el nino mas chiquito" -- you're right, that claim doesn't make sense ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    The Miami Herald: Only U.S. Paper to Publish Climate Change Editorial (and the Sentence You Didn't Read)

    via the GuardianThe logos of all the participating papers​In advance of the Copenhagen Climate Conference, which kicked off today in Denmark, 56 papers across the globe yesterday published a front-page editorial led by the Guardian calling for international action on the global warm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2008

    Rappers or Republicans?

    via the GuardianThe logos of all the participating papers​In advance of the Copenhagen Climate Conference, which kicked off today in Denmark, 56 papers across the globe yesterday published a front-page editorial led by the Guardian calling for international action on the global warm ... More >>

  • Music

    August 9, 2007

    Easy Being Green

    Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution tour gives back big

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2007

    Too Hot to Care

    Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution tour gives back big

  • News

    June 21, 2007

    Clever Green

    Florida is starved for electricity. Some eco-renegades are growing their own.

  • News

    April 26, 2007

    A Rising Tide

    A UM scientist and global warming pioneer warns the muckety-mucks

  • Calendar

    April 5, 2007

    Planetary Protection

    Do your part to reduce CO2 emissions

  • Culture

    March 29, 2007

    Bold as Ice

    Miami artist Xavier Cortada finds fresh air at the South Pole

  • Home Entertainment

    November 23, 2006

    Bad News with Al

    Miami artist Xavier Cortada finds fresh air at the South Pole

  • Film

    June 8, 2006

    Fahrenheit 2050

    Al Gore takes on the other imminent threat to America

  • News

    March 23, 2006

    Gonzo Gore

    The ex-vice prez sure can talk. Who knew?

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2006

    Google Maps Is the Best!

    The ex-vice prez sure can talk. Who knew?

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2005

    Arrrrr!

    Party like a pirate in the Keys

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2005

    Selected Events for the Week of October 6

    Party like a pirate in the Keys

  • News

    June 5, 2003

    Ecological Politics

    UM's Larry Brand flouts the grant system, pays the price

  • Recreation

    May 16, 2002

    BEST SNORKELING SPOT

    Biscayne National Park

  • Calendar

    July 19, 2001

    See Change

    Take Back the Earth Tour

  • Best of Miami

    May 17, 2001

    James L. Franklin

    Personal Best

  • News

    October 5, 2000

    Deep Well Infection

    A sordid tale about breaking rule number one: Don't shit where you drink

  • News

    September 21, 2000

    In Too Deep

    Four years ago a dangerous chemical tanker ran aground in Biscayne National Park. The salvage operation that followed would go down in history.

  • News

    July 1, 1999

    Swamp and Circumstance

    Planners hope the Natural System Model can help restore the Everglades. But will it survive politics?

  • Recreation

    May 13, 1999

    Best Public Swimming Pool

    Atoll pool at Matheson Hammock Park

  • Dining

    April 9, 1998

    Under the Weather

    Atoll pool at Matheson Hammock Park

  • News

    February 12, 1998

    Who the El

    A handy guide to who's who in the name game

  • Culture

    August 21, 1997

    Sunken Treasures

    A handy guide to who's who in the name game

  • News

    June 6, 1996

    If You Sink It, They Will Come

    Creating an artificial reef is no longer a slam-dunk affair, despite an abundance of missile sites, water towers, and wanna-be philanthropists

  • News

    August 17, 1995

    Who Cut the Cheese?

    A year after a UM research vessel ran aground on a protected reef, a persistent odor lingers

  • News

    March 9, 1995

    The One That Didn't Get Away

    A National Marine Fisheries Service scientist hooks some big violations

  • Dining

    February 17, 1993

    Get Stoned for Dinner

    A National Marine Fisheries Service scientist hooks some big violations

  • News

    January 6, 1993

    Waste Erased

    Scientist Brian LaPointe wants to tame the sugar barons, corner the cat food market, and solve the sewage problems of the Florida Keys

  • News

    March 13, 1991

    Weather People

    Scientist Brian LaPointe wants to tame the sugar barons, corner the cat food market, and solve the sewage problems of the Florida Keys

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