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Water: The high price of cheap

The market doesn't charge for Florida's climate risk

by Dan Weissmann
Feb 13, 2015
Not yet, anyway. It's not built to recognize risks more than a few years away.
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Citrus greening is hurting orange growers in Florida

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 17, 2014
The disease has no cure, and production is down in some Florida groves.
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Orange is the new caviar?

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Dec 12, 2013
A disease called greening is pushing OJ prices up and could keep pushing them up
Greening infected trees will have shriveled, yellow mottled leaves as well as small, misshapen fruit that tends to fall off the tree early
Stacey Vanek Smith
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How a little Asian bug is crushing the U.S. OJ business

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Dec 4, 2013
Citrus greening is putting the squeeze on orange juice farmers, producers and futures traders. It's driving up OJ prices and making big changes to the business.
Oranges are cleaned before being sliced in half and squeezed into juice at the Peace River Citrus Products processing plant in Bartow, Fla.
Stacey Vanek Smith
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Miami's flooded future

by Alex Chadwick
Oct 18, 2013
Miami is one of the cities most threatened by climate change. Will it be able to adapt in time?
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Weather Economy

More areas becoming uninsurable due to volatile weather

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Jun 25, 2013
A new report predicts rising sea levels and more volatile weather will make more beachfront areas uninsurable.
Heavy beach erosion caused by the waves threatens condominiums on Singer Island, Florida.
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Hey, want a free roller coaster? Wait... no?

by Kenny Malone
Apr 1, 2013
Owners of the abandoned Dania Beach Hurricane are trying to give the roller coaster's lumber and steel to charity. So far, there are no takers.
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Cape Coral real estate: Florida's housing anomaly

by Barbara Bogaev
Feb 22, 2013
According to RealtyTrac, Florida has the highest rate of foreclosure rate of any state in the U.S. So why is the Florida town of Cape Coral doing so well compared to other cities in the state?
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The Next America

Sawgrass Mills Mall draws tourists to Florida

by Kenny Malone
Jan 22, 2013
South American tourists flock to Sunrise, Fla., to shop at one of the biggest discount malls.
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Florida considers cheaper tuition for math, science majors

by Jeremy Hobson
Jan 15, 2013
Dale Brill, head of the Governor Rick Scott's Education Task Force, discusses a new proposal to incentivize students towards careers with job shortages.
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