The Frogs are NOT OK

The Frogs are NOT OK

By Rachel Weingart On a balmy summer day in New Mexico, a small pond shrinks under the sun’s intense rays. Schools of spadefoot tadpoles swim about, indistinguishable from the shades of brown that make up their watery nursery. At first glance there seem to be two...
The Rising Tide

The Rising Tide

 By David Marcus When I stepped out of my taxi in Fort Lauderdale, my foot landed in a puddle.“Sorry about that,” my driver said. “Should’ve let you out on the other side. This street always floods around this time.”He meant Fall, when South Florida experiences what...
Weathering the Storm

Weathering the Storm

 By Melissa Wagner If you could walk a thousand miles, you could make it from Key West, Fla., to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands — provided you could walk on water. St. Thomas is only about 32 square miles, and it takes about an hour to drive from one end of the...