Scientists solve the mystery of sea turtles’ ‘lost years’
For decades, scientists have wondered about what happens during the so-called lost years between when tiny hatchlings leave ...
Fishermen catch ‘rare’ glimpse of endangered creatures near Alabama shore, video shows
Two endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted swimming along the Alabama coast in what experts called a “rare” sight for the region. Captain Bobby Kelly with the Gulf Shores Fishing Charters ...
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Citrus County looks to rename waterway as ‘American Freedom Canal’
Howard said he and others were discussing the Coast Guard addition to the barge canal and thought the waterway should be renamed to welcome that security presence. He said the idea for “American ...
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Both lanes of Gulf of Mexico Drive closed due to gas leak
Both lanes of Gulf of Mexico Drive are shut down as of 2 p.m. on Wednesday due to an active gas leak near the 3400 block of ...
From red tide to sargassum, here's how to check water quality in Florida waters
Weekly data on beach water quality is from the Florida Department of Health. Red tide and algal bloom data are from FWC. Red ...
Climate change, record Florida snow and the approaching hurricane season
The temperature swing is a 180-switch from the nearly 10 inches of snow that fell in a day in north Florida in late January, ...
Gulf of Mexico will change to Gulf of America in Maps app, Google says
Google said the name changes, which also includes using Mount McKinley, will happen when Geographic Names Information System ...
Who will call it the Gulf of America? A look at this and other naming disputes
Google says it will rename the Gulf of Mexico on its U.S. maps, and Mexico is pushing back. This wouldn't be the first body ...
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Red tide spreads along the Southwest Florida coast from Tampa Bay to Key West
A swath of red tide stretching for more than 200 miles has formed from Tampa Bay to Key West and the bloom started near Tampa ...
‘Exercise caution’: Florida’s Gulf Coast sees health alerts triggered by red tide
Officials say the red tide bloom is expanding, but the event is not unexpected, as NOAA satellites have been tracking ...
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Red tide triggers health alerts along Florida’s Gulf Coast following active hurricane season
According to the latest update from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Karenia brevis, the organism responsible for red tide, was detected in 75 samples collected from the Gulf ...
Crocs and flip-flops (and plenty of DEET) in Flamingo, Fla.
We traveled the 90-mile or so road from Miami, along pine forests, cypress swamps, sawgrass marshes, and ponds to this final ...