In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change
https://apnews.com/article/everglades-restoration-miccosukee-water-climate-change-b87825ad937bfa017e5f948797784b36
EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — As a boy, when the water was low Talbert Cypress from the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida rummaged through the Everglades’ forests, swam in its swampy ponds and fished in its canals.
But the vast wetlands near Miami have radically changed since Cypress was younger. Now 42 and tribal council chairman, Cypress said water levels are among the biggest changes. Droughts are drier and longer. Prolonged floods are drowning tree islands sacred to them. Native wildlife have dwindled.
In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change
Fri Dec 20, 3:14pm UTC
https://apnews.com/article/everglades-restoration-miccosukee-water-climate-change-b87825ad937bfa017e5f948797784b36
> EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — As a boy, when the water was low Talbert Cypress from the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida rummaged through the Everglades’ forests, swam in its swampy ponds and fished in its canals.
> But the vast wetlands near Miami have radically changed since Cypress was younger. Now 42 and tribal council chairman, Cypress said water levels are among the biggest changes. Droughts are drier and longer. Prolonged floods are drowning tree islands sacred to them. Native wildlife have dwindled.