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Fire burns 19,000 acres in Everglades, sends smoke across South Florida: ‘Very hard to breathe’

Two fires in the Florida Everglades have merged into one, sending dense smoke across South Florida and prompting safety warnings from officials.

Everglades fires grow tenfold and burn over 19,000 acres in Broward: officials

The two wildfires burning in the Everglades, prompting an air-quality alert for Broward County, have combined and grown tenfold, burning over 19,000 acres by Wednesday afternoon, according to the ...

Judge weighs detainees’ legal rights at Florida Everglades detention center

In the second of two lawsuits challenging practices at the facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” civil rights attorneys ...

Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over Florida Everglades immigration detention center

A federal judge issued a split decision in a lawsuit about detainees’ rights at the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center in ...

Everglades fire burns near Miami, prompts air quality concerns

A wildfire burning in the Florida Everglades has prompted air quality and visibility concerns for nearby communities.

Smell that smoke from the Everglades fire? Climate change making it more common

A wildfire burning through 1,800 acres of the Everglades is filling the air with smoke across South Florida. While scientists ...
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Thousands of Acres of Everglades Are Burning — What Caused the Fire?

What caused the Everglades fire in Florida that pushed heavy smoke into the heavily populated Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, creating a hazy view.
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'Everglades Avenger' fights back against massive snakes taking over wetlands: 'They have to go'

"It's a choice between one animal I love and the thousand other animals it would eat." 'Everglades Avenger' fights back ...