Linette Garcia | Staff Writer The weather app promised a frigid day but when I stepped outside, I was hit with hot and humid air— the complete opposite of the weather I anticipated for this holiday season. Rather than chillier weather for the holidays, we have scathing heat and if we’re lucky, a bit of […]
Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer Governor Ron DeSantis continues to surprise Florida with how asinine he can be by twisting the law to fit his political agenda. Erasing important terminology from state laws neglects the reality we’re living in. On May 15 DeSantis signed HB 1645 into law which removes the term “climate change” from […]
Ariana Rodriguez | Contributing Writer Influencers promoting “useful” gadgets run rampant on social media. However, overconsumption has always been a problem. We can stop this epidemic without complication. But we must be mindful of our purchases. Many of us tend to purchase products we’ll realistically use once in our lives. As a junior who has […]
Alba Rosa | Assistant Opinion Director The food we eat, although delicious, is a dangerous environmental polluter. The food industry has contributed to rising greenhouse gas emissions, animal agriculture and more dangerous environmental factors. It’s a heartbreaking fact considering our natural need for certain foods, but this contribution has undeniably worsened our environment. The food […]
Alba Rosa | Assistant Opinion Director As we approach King Tide and hurricane season, Miami will be subject to terrible flooding in our streets and unpredictable weather. It’s undeniable that climate change has played a part in this. Also known as sunny-day flooding, King Tides, according to the official City of Miami website, are “higher-than-normal […]
Samuel Larreal | Staff Writer Vice President Kamala Harris visited Modesto Maidique Campus on Aug. 1 to announce $1 billion in federal funding for climate resilient infrastructure addressing flooding and extreme heat. Through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program, $50 million will go towards protecting low-elevation neighborhoods in the Miami area from sea level […]
Danielle Haller/ Staff Writer COP26, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference is over, and in a nutshell, nothing’s changed. All we have to show for it is that leaders of nations recognize the urgency to stop temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees celsius through climate change mitigation, but the COP leaders offer no hopeful plan […]
Nathan Nayor/Staff Writer Many world leaders, including the world’s most powerful ones, were at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow this weekend to discuss how to fight climate change. Instead, they decided to wish for good luck and take a cute picture of themselves doing it. In a time where actions matter more than words, […]
Hayley Serpa/Staff Writer This past Earth Day, President Joe Biden hosted the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate and just before that organized two-day talks between representatives of the United States and the People’s Republic of China. The goals of these talks were of increased mutual cooperation regarding the global issue of climate change. As the […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer A surprise I never expected from the 2020s is a nor’easter-style winter blast in Texas. The land of God, guns, and pecan pie got pummeled this month, to the point where pipes were frozen, roads were slippery, and power was unattainable for days on end. Texans were under boil water orders when […]
Julia Gomez/Staff Writer President Joe Biden started his presidency strong by rejoining the Paris Accord and issuing executive orders on climate change. But it won’t be enough. In order to make an impact, he needs to focus his presidency on fighting climate change. Scientists are blaming Texas’ winter storm on climate change. Damage from this […]
Thaniuska Vivas / Staff Writer From mass floods caused by intensifying storms to low levels of oxygen in Biscayne Bay, Miami is facing climate change like never before. “What had seemed very far in the future, even five years ago, now seems like a problem for today,” New York Times journalist, Christopher Flavelle said during […]
