Reliable Perseids put on light show this weekend >
A special cosmic gift will add to this weekend’s acclaimed Perseid meteor shower, which is considered one of the most reliable and robust celestial shows of…
BREAKING: 2018 hurricane forecast amended with new prediction >
Confidence that 2018 will experience a below normal hurricane season increased substantially this week as global forces align to temper tropical activity. An updated forecast released…
Can you vacuum up toxic algae? One Florida county will try >
With South Florida under siege this summer by blue-green algae and red tide, one county is testing a new approach at combating the toxic scum. Lee…
New hurricane forecast released as peak season approaches >
The official hurricane season begins June 1, but Mother Nature really turns up the heat beginning in mid-August when tropical cyclone activity typically spikes. But Colorado…
Sargassum harasses South Florida during worst seaweed assault on record >
South Florida’s beaches faced a sargassum assault this summer that some scientists believe is part of the largest spread of the nomadic marine weed on record, and one…
Another heartbreaking video of a dead manatee, but it’s not what some people think >
Another jarring video of a dead manatee on Florida’s west coast has surfaced on social media as red tide and blue-green algae continue to plague the…
What killed this baby manatee? Manatee mortality highest since 2013 >
A photo taken Sunday in Cape Coral of a dead baby manatee has flooded social media as blue-green algae and red tide menace southwest Florida. The…
BREAKING: Scientists feared Lake O’s algae bloom would do this >
The most recent satellite image of Lake Okeechobee’s blue-green algae bloom shows it grew over the weekend after falling to 30 percent coverage earlier this month.…
JUST IN: New Lake O satellite image of blue-green algae >
The blue-green algae coverage on Lake Okeechobee remains at about 30 percent as seen in the latest satellite image released today by the National Oceanic and…
BREAKING: Corps to reduce flows from Lake Okeechobee >
The Army Corps of Engineers announced this morning it will reduce the flows from Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuares. The discharges are…
