The $3.9 billion project will create a reservoir and wetland to store and clean polluted water from Lake Okeechobee in ...

"Florida has the only area of extreme drought east of the Plains," with more than 40% of the state under drought conditions, ...

About 60 percent of Florida is experiencing a drought, with the worst one affecting South Florida and worsening.

evolving and adapting to other areas of Florida and the U.S. The question is: Have they crossed the boundaries of their ...

The center will be located in Okeechobee County and will be the first of its kind in Florida. Administrators say the data center will provide jobs and create training programs essential for ...

Florida will remain 'bone dry' for the foreseeable as drought conditions worsen, creating an elevated wildfire risk as dozens ...

evolving and adapting to other areas of Florida and the U.S. The question is: Have they crossed the boundaries of their established breeding range, which extends from Lake Okeechobee south to Key ...

a Natural Resources and Environment agent at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences in Fort Pierce. “Unfortunately, they are adapting.” This map shows the ...

Florida’s beloved independent festival, the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival (OMF), has announced its return set for March 19 ...

Reservoirs are located on unique geologic features ... Water once flowed down the Kissimmee River into Lake Okeechobee then south to Florida Bay. Canals dug to drain the land for development ...

Rainfall totals were generally lower south of the track, which included Southwest Florida location, with totals of 1–3 inches occurring as far south as Lake Okeechobee. Milton produced a swath ...