Climate Change and Florida’s National Parks 2020

Florida is among the most climate change-threatened states in the United States. Florida’s treasured national parks—spanning the Greater Everglades ecosystem northward into Gulf Islands National Seashore and beyond—are being impacted by our changing climate.

Florida Adaptation Planning Guidebook

The goal of this guidebook is to assist Florida communities in preparing for and dealing with the effects of sea level rise, especially coastal flooding, erosion, and ecosystem changes.

Florida Department of Transportation – Risk Assessment on SIS Facilities – May 2018

This study was intended to analyze the Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) highway network to identify critical infrastructure, network risks and vulnerabilities due to impacts of flooding and lay the groundwork for pre-disaster mitigation planning as it relates to all SIS facilities, including retrofitting, adapting or diversifying infrastructure to promote resilience; pre-disaster emergency response planning, and emergency response operations immediately following a flood-event; and longer-term restoration of affected infrastructure.

Florida Dept of Economic Opportunity FDEM Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning – June 2018

Through numerous collaborative efforts such as the National Climate Assessment and the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact, scientists, environmentalists, engineers, community planners, and community leaders continue to evaluate emerging data, scientific
findings, and long-term trends. The consequences of sea level rise may require local jurisdictions to consider a series of adaptive response options.

Florida Oceans and Coastal Council – Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in Florida – December 2010

The scope and depth of climate research have grown rapidly with important new work in and about Florida. To recognize and disseminate the latest findings and their implications for managing the state’s ocean and coastal resources, the FOCC undertook this update of one driver, sea-level rise, with the expectation that updates for increasing greenhouse gases, air temperature, and ocean temperature may be released in subsequent years.