Kominoski is an expert on Everglades ecology. He said if a fire burns too hot, it can actually burn off the soil, which is destructive, but he doesn’t yet know if that happened with the 344 Fire.

That’s why forestry managers for public lands, like Everglades National Park, do so many controlled burns throughout the park ...

In 2024, in which nearly every category of weather that can occur in Florida set a record, one didn’t: drought. Dry ...

The massive blaze is burning in an undeveloped area between U.S. 1 and Card Sound Road, part of which is in a conservation ...

The wildfire burning in the Florida Everglades rapidly expanded to 22,000 acres on Thursday, from 3,600 acres on Wednesday.

Animated weather footage from windy.com shows wind gusts in Southern Florida at around 14 knots, or 16 mph. A red flag ...

The state agencies charged with managing Florida’s treasured and troubled waterways, from world-renowned springs in the north to the vast Everglades in the south, would face greater scrutiny ...

"Drought isn't visible, it doesn't make news." This was a comment made by a Fleurieu Peninsula local on ABC radio last week that has resonated with many grappling with a water crisis. "If there's ...

They breed ’em tough out in the bush. But South Australia’s record drought is testing the resilience of our farmers’ children. They’ve spent their young lives on the land, watching mum and ...

North Africa is enduring its seventh consecutive year of extreme heat and below-average rainfall. The record drought has shrunk harvests and driven up the price of animal feed needed to raise ...

Collier County Commissioners are considering closing Everglades Airpark due to financial losses and lack of expansion possibilities. Residents, pilots, and business owners are concerned about the ...