April 25, 2024

Friday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 2/16/2018

› How a Florida wildlife biologist became one of the greenest mayors in America
There are 392 “climate mayors” in America today, all dedicated to upholding the Paris treaty’s goals for reducing our carbon footprint. South Miami mayor and wildlife biologist Philip Stoddard is one of the most outspoken and active among them.

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› Florida dry season stuck in rain delay
Normally during the winter months, Florida lives up to its “Sunshine State” moniker as the dry season officially takes over. Apparently for this go-round, Mother Nature has not received the memo yet.

» Graphic is from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, showing their precipitation forecast for April-May-June. Click to enarge map.

› Not many Millennials have college degrees in South Florida
A new study considered the largest 100 metropolitan areas in the country. The South Florida region (Fort Lauderdale, Miami and West Palm Beach) ranked 62nd, with just above 32 percent of millennials having college degrees.

› Next Horizon eyes new corporate headquarters in Sanford, Florida
Next Horizon, a technology company, will expand to a new corporate headquarters in Sanford, with plans to create more than 20 jobs in in Seminole County, Florida.

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