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Climate
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Tuesday, July 11th, 2023
Moffit Cancer Center will offer free skin cancer screening on select dates in July Sunny weather makes Florida a hotspot for skin cancer, with rates higher than the national average. A Florida doctor speaks about...
Impact of climate change on temperature records that are being broken around the world and the southern U.S. heat advisory.
Good Trouble, Bad Business and Emancipation
Hillsborough N.A.A.C.P. President, Yvette Lewis, announces the Florida N.A.A.C.P. 15-city Good Trouble, Stay Woke Bus Tour and voter push. Antoinnette Davis talks about climatic change and a visit to the glaciers of Alaska. Life Malcolm...
Tampa unveils “Climate Action and Equity Plan” to address climate change
The City of Tampa released a new plan they call the Climate Action and Equity Plan, with plans to reduce the city's effect on climate change.
“FACING THE STORMS OF LIFE” ON MORNING ENERGY
The Atlantic Hurricane Season (June 1st through November 30th) always brings with it high levels of uncertainty – whether it’s due to the unpredictable geographic movements of these storms, their economic impact on society and/or their emotional...
Climate activist Susan Glickman says we must fix the source of the crisis not just build seawalls
Susan Glickman, who has been advocating for policies to address climate change for 20 years, told WMNF WaveMakers Tuesday that Florida is finally admitting it has a problem and trying to mitigate the effects of...
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, May 12th, 2023
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, May 12th, 2023
Florida’s Republicans starting to embrace realities of climate change, survey shows
An increasing number of Floridians agree that human actions are causing climate change, including a record number of Florida Republicans.
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, May 5th, 2023
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, May 5th, 2023
The Forum discussed the various ways the people are underrepresented politically including talk of prison gerrymandering, redistricting, voter access and economic participation. Political diversity, voter apathy, a continued discussion about authoritarian Florida and global...
A mosquito-transmitted illness has killed two horses in Polk County
Eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-transmitted illness, has killed two horses in Polk County’s Green Swamp area.
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, April 14th, 2023
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, April 14th, 2023
