Browsing BusinessWorld by Place "Florida"

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    • Property crisis looms due to sea level rise 

      (BusinessWorld, June 19, 2018, on page S2/4)
      Along Florida’s sun-splashed shorelines, home prices are on the rise, developers are busy building new complexes, and listings just blocks from the beach describe homes that are “not in a flood zone,” meaning no flood ...

    • Sponges beat seaweed in battle for Florida reefs 

      Sutton, Jane (BusinessWorld, August 27, 2010, on page S3/8)
      Giant barrel sponges that can live for thousands of years have proliferated in the waters around the Florida Keys, the apparent winner in a recent battle for dominance among corals, seaweed and sponges. That’s a good thing, ...

    • US president visits with huge oil slick threatening disaster 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, May 3, 2010, on page S1/8)
      A giant oil slick closed in on the fragile Louisiana coast on Sunday after attempts to stop it faltered, threatening an environmental and economic disaster as President Barack Obama arrives to visit. With Mr. Obama expected ...