By Amy Green
WMFE
Patience Carter and her friend had made it out of Pulse. But as the
shots rang out in the night they realized a third friend was missing.
Together they went back inside. Here is what happened next. Listen here.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Researchers Appear Close To A Remedy For Citrus Greening Disease
By Amy Green
NPR
Florida is known for its oranges and orange juice. For the past decade, a disease called greening has devastated the citrus crop there, and it has spread to other states. Now there's hope for a cure. Listen here.
NPR
Florida is known for its oranges and orange juice. For the past decade, a disease called greening has devastated the citrus crop there, and it has spread to other states. Now there's hope for a cure. Listen here.
Monday, April 25, 2016
BROKEN LAGOON: A WMFE series examining Florida's Indian River Lagoon
By Amy Green
WMFE
Residents, scientists and business owners along the Indian River Lagoon are wondering whether it has reached a tipping point after this spring’s stunning fish kill, the worst in modern history. Listen here.
WMFE
Residents, scientists and business owners along the Indian River Lagoon are wondering whether it has reached a tipping point after this spring’s stunning fish kill, the worst in modern history. Listen here.
Friday, February 19, 2016
Honey, Who Shrank The Alligators?
By Amy Green
NPR
In the Florida Everglades, the alligators are in trouble.
The reptiles are scrawny, weighing 80 percent of what they should. The alligators grow more slowly, reproduce less and die younger. Researchers are trying to figure out why this iconic species is in decline — and what it means for the Everglades. Listen here.
NPR
In the Florida Everglades, the alligators are in trouble.
The reptiles are scrawny, weighing 80 percent of what they should. The alligators grow more slowly, reproduce less and die younger. Researchers are trying to figure out why this iconic species is in decline — and what it means for the Everglades. Listen here.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Florida Gulf Coast Mystery: Why Did The Birds On Seahorse Key Vanish?
By Amy Green
NPR
It used to be Seahorse Key was the largest bird colony on Florida's Gulf Coast, home to up to 20,000 nests. Now silence has replaced the din of noisy nesting birds and researchers are puzzled. Listen here.
NPR
It used to be Seahorse Key was the largest bird colony on Florida's Gulf Coast, home to up to 20,000 nests. Now silence has replaced the din of noisy nesting birds and researchers are puzzled. Listen here.
Monday, July 13, 2015
Florida Sea Turtles Stage Amazing Comeback
By Amy Green
NPR
When scientists first started counting the nests of green sea turtles in one area in the 1980s, they found fewer than 40 nests. In their last check, they counted almost 12,000. Listen here.
NPR
When scientists first started counting the nests of green sea turtles in one area in the 1980s, they found fewer than 40 nests. In their last check, they counted almost 12,000. Listen here.
Monday, April 6, 2015
NASA Battles Rising Sea Levels To Protect Kennedy Space Center
By Amy Green
NPR
Sea level rise is beginning to affect the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A protective dune not too far from the launchpads has collapsed and waves have washed over railroad tracks built in the 1960s. Now NASA is taking steps to protect its launch infrastructure. Listen here.
NPR
Sea level rise is beginning to affect the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A protective dune not too far from the launchpads has collapsed and waves have washed over railroad tracks built in the 1960s. Now NASA is taking steps to protect its launch infrastructure. Listen here.
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