Warmer temperatures allow the little moisture on the ground to evaporate quickly, making the vegetation drier in Florida.

Lake Okeechobee, Florida's largest freshwater lake, plays a vital role in the state's ecosystem and water management.

JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Researchers say the water surrounding the Florida Keys has registered ... reading of the Manatee Bay buoy showed a temperature of 100.2 degrees, per the Associated ...

Florida's Lake Okeechobee is essential for water management but faces harmful algal blooms, which thrive in warm, nutrient-rich waters. Daily vertical migration enables them to survive in turbid ...