From Mariel to 'Wet Foot, Dry Foot': How Cuban Migration Shaped South Florida
The 1980 boatlift, the 1994 rafter crisis and a policy that lasted until 2017 remade South Florida. Here is the history.
Lake Okeechobee's Long Shadow: The 1928 Hurricane, the Dike and the Algae Emergencies
The deadly 1928 storm led to the Herbert Hoover Dike, whose management shapes discharges to Florida’s coasts and the algae crises of 2016 and 2018.
From 'River of Grass' to CERP: How Everglades Restoration Took Shape
A 1947 book, a 1947 national park, a 1948 flood-control project and a 2000 restoration plan define the long fight over the Everglades.