Florida's Lake Okeechobee is essential for water management but faces harmful algal blooms, which thrive in warm, nutrient-rich waters. Daily vertical migration enables them to survive in turbid ...

Lake Okeechobee, Florida's largest freshwater lake, plays a vital role in the state's ecosystem and water management. Spanning 730 square miles with an average depth of just 9 feet, it serves as a ...

Florida's drought continues to worsen and the number of wildfires burning in the state is going up. Most of Florida's ...

Impacts include increasing fire risk and declining water levels, such as Lake Okeechobee ... County. 75% contained. Sunny Palms Fire: 29 acres in Miami-Dade County. 98% contained. How do Florida ...

Sixteen counties across Florida's peninsula have issued burn bans as drought conditions continue to get worse.

The Ortona Lock and Dam, a structure on the Caloosahatchee River in Florida that was built for navigation and flood control; algae on Lake Okeechobee and along the shore; the Northshore Park ...

Warmer temperatures allow the little moisture on the ground to evaporate quickly, making the vegetation drier in Florida.