February 13, 2019
Travels in Geology: Finding Florida's hidden freshwater gems
As a child, my family and I often traveled to Florida to escape the chilly Virginia winters and enjoy the Sunshine State’s warm sunny beaches. …
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February 13, 2019
Getting there and getting around Florida
For travelers flying in from out of state, Florida has several major airports, including in Miami (MIA), Orlando (MCO) and Tampa (TPA), as well …
February 13, 2019
How to become a cave diver
While snorkeling the spring pools is cool (no pun intended), a more in-depth way to experience Florida’s freshwater springs is to scuba dive in …
October 12, 2018
Benchmarks: November 16, 1990: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is established
Off the tip of the Florida Peninsula lies the world’s third-largest living coral reef, the Great Florida Reef. The only barrier reef system in …
January 12, 2018
Ice age didn't freeze Florida's category 5 hurricanes
A new study looking at turbidites off the coast of Florida shows that category 5 hurricanes may still have battered Florida even during the …
December 14, 2017
Nautical charts reveal coral decline around Florida Keys
Coral reef cover is known to have decreased over the past few decades, but longer term estimates of coral cover have been difficult to …
November 15, 2017
What drives hot spots of sea-level rise?
As sea levels creep up around the world, scientists have observed hot spots where regional rates of sea-level rise greatly outpace the global …
February 9, 2017
Geomedia: Film: Exploring Florida's aquifers with filmmaker Tom Fitz
Filmmaker Tom Fitz describes the first time he found himself sitting, alone, more than 20 meters below Earth’s surface and about 300 meters into …
March 1, 2013
Sinkholes: Florida grapples with the wonders of the not-so-deep
This story was printed in August 2010. In response to the tragic sinkhole event in Tampa, Fla., on March 1, we are reposting this story. January …