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Environment

A Mountaineer Writes A Firsthand Report From The World's Melting Glaciers

8:02am January 20, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro speaks with journalist Dahr Jamail about his new book, "The End of Ice," on climate change and its consequences to nature and humans.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accompanied by officials including FBI Director Christopher Wray and New York Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill, arrives at a press conference Friday about the arrest of a suspect in the recent spate of suspicious packag

Feds Charge Florida Man With Mailing Improvised Bombs To Trump Political Critics

3:16pm October 26, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Cesar Altieri Sayoc was arrested after more devices were found on Friday. Packages have been sent to at least 10 targets this week, all of whom are critics or opponents of President Trump.

Rapper XXXTentacion performing at Rolling Loud Festival in Miami, Fl. in May 2018. The South Florida rapper was shot and killed on June 18, 2018.

Music & Culture

XXXTentacion, Controversial 20-Year-Old Rapper, Shot And Killed

9:32pm June 18, 2018

The Floridian first gained attention in 2016, when his SoundCloud single "Look At Me" went viral. He released two popular albums after, but was awaiting trial on charges brought by an ex-girlfriend.

National

Teen Allegedly Framed By Town's Police To Preserve Perfect Arrest Statistics

7:27pm June 13, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The Miami-area boy was intentionally and falsely arrested in Florida for four burglaries that he did not commit, federal prosecutors said in an indictment filed Monday.

People walk through a flooded street in in Miami Beach, Fla., in 2015. The city is eyeing $500 million in infrastructure upgrades, installing 80 new pumps over a decade to redirect floodwaters back to the ocean.

Foreign Investors Shrug Off Miami's Rising Sea Levels

7:05pm May 21, 2018

by Roben Farzad

Sea-level rise is so acute in South Florida that local governments are eyeing hundreds of millions in spending to mitigate floodwaters. But wealthy foreign investors don't seem fazed.

Queue Listen Now

The bridge that collapsed Thursday was supposed to make the crossing of a perilous seven-lane roadway safer for students and staff at Florida International University in Miami.

National

State Officials Say They Received A Warning About Cracks Before Bridge Collapse

10:04pm March 16, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Transportation authorities say an engineer on the project left them a voicemail saying he saw some cracks. There is no official word on why the bridge came down Thursday, killing at least six people.

National

Miami Pedestrian Walkway Collapses Onto Road, Killing At Least 4

10:07pm March 15, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

The walkway had just been over installed over the weekend to give students at Florida International University a safe way to cross a busy road, reports Tim Padgett of member station WLRN.

Queue Listen Now

A pedestrian bridge under construction near Florida International University in Miami collapsed Thursday, trapping people and vehicles underneath.

National

Pedestrian Bridge Collapses In Miami Area, Killing 4 And Injuring Several

8:59pm March 15, 2018

by Amy Held

The victims were in traffic beneath the bridge which was under construction. The main span was installed Saturday near the campus of Florida International University.

In Miami's urban core, there are some 20,000 condominium units in various stages of completion.

National

South Florida Real Estate Boom Not Dampened By Sea Level Rise

11:37am December 05, 2017

by Greg Allen

Coastal cities are flooding more as sea levels rise faster and faster. But none of that is slowing real estate development in low-lying areas such as Miami.

Nursing homes are required to have emergency plans and have staff practice evacuations, but many fail to meet even those basic requirements.

Many Nursing Homes Aren't Prepared For Even Basic Emergencies

2:10pm September 19, 2017

by Jordan Rau

The deaths of eight residents in a Florida nursing home showed how even seemingly mundane things like failing to maintain climate control can be deadly. Emergency preparation enforcement can be lax.