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October one of South Florida's wettest on record
What a difference a year makes when it comes to South Florida’s weather and water supply.
One year after South Florida’s driest October ever, October 2011 turned out to be one of the wettest in almost 80 years.
A year ago, October kicked off...Tags: South Florida Water Management District, Orlando, Environmental Issues, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Everglades
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After a soggy Sunday, plenty of sun and heat this week
Sun SentinelFollowing a Sunday drenching for parts of South Florida, expect another blazing hot week with lots of sun and isolated storms in the afternoons. Sunday proved to be stormy for parts of South Florida, where hail fell on both Coral Springs and Hialeah...Tags: Miami International Airport, Tropical Storms, Hialeah, Weather Reports, Human Interest
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Review of proposed Everglades Headwaters wildlife refuge to be released in August
The first environmental review of a controversial proposal for a huge federal wildlife refuge north of Lake Okeechobee will be released in August.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will release an environmental assessment of the proposal for the...Tags: Nature, Land Resources, Science and Technology, Natural Resources, Zoology
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Recent rains still leave South Florida facing groundwater shortage
Even after brief relief brought by weekend rains, most South Florida water supplies remain well below normal – adding to the strain of a record-setting drought and manmade water problems.
Groundwater monitoring wells in Broward and Palm Beach...Tags: South Florida Water Management District, Water Pollution, Conservation, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Natural Resources
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Water managers trying to avoid taking more Everglades water to ease drought
South Florida Sun-SentinelWater managers so far don’t plan to dip deeper into the Everglades to help ease South Florida’s water supply woes during the lingering drought. One of the South Florida Water Management District’s last-resort measures during past...Tags: South Florida Water Management District, Conservation, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Natural Resources, Wetlands
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Governor fills final vacancy on South Florida Water Management District board
The last vacancy on the South Florida Water Management District Board was filled Thursday when Juan Portuondo of Key Biscayne was sworn in to represent Miami-Dade County.
Portuondo became Gov. Rick Scott’s sixth appointee to the nine-member board...Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Florida, Science and Technology, Orlando
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If this is South Florida dry season, why is my lawn a lake?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsUsing a complicated formula that factors in humidity, temperatures, dew point and the amount of sweat secreted by the average South Floridian from the time he leaves the house until the car A/C kicks in, the National Weather Service declared......Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Columbus Day, Weather, Pembroke Pines, Hallandale Beach
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Land conservation expands north of Everglades
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — To the delight of Florida environmentalists, federal officials are pouring another $100 million into wetlands restoration on 24,000 acres north of the Everglades. Ranchers and farmers will be paid... -
Three Palm Beach County cities face tougher watering rules due to drought
Lake Okeechobee’s continued water level decline is expected to trigger new once-a-week landscape irrigation limits for West Palm Beach water customers.
The switch to stricter watering rules for homes and businesses would also apply to the town of...Tags: South Florida Water Management District, Orlando, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Bodies of Water, Palm Beach County
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Lake Okeechobee hits lowest level since 2008
Lake Okeechobee, South Florida’s backup water supply, dropped to its lowest level since 2008 when its water level dipped Saturday below 10 feet above sea level.
By Monday the lake hit 9.89 feet – 2 feet below normal and more than 4 feet below...Tags: South Florida Water Management District, Conservation, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Natural Resources, Everglades
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Everglade snail kite nests abandoned as Lake O level falls
Everglade snail kites abandoned their young to die at six nests on Lake Okeechobee over the past week, as the pumping of water from the lake for farms and cities dried up the birds' foraging areas.
The birds build nests in vegetation over the water to...Tags: South Florida Water Management District, Science and Technology, Conservation, Nature, Environmental Issues
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Costs grow for Everglades reservoir left unfinished by sugar deal
South Florida Sun-SentinelTack on another $12 million to the taxpayers' tab for the cost of a massive, unfinished reservoir rendered obsolete by a proposed half-billion-dollar Everglades-restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp. A suggested $12 million settlement to terminate...Tags: South Florida Water Management District, State Budgets, Miccosukee Tribe, Charlie Crist, Finance
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