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Dark clouds loom over the Pass-A-Grille channel ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa, in St. Petersburg

Nation Jul 06

Tropical Storm Elsa gaining strength, lashing Florida Keys

By Curt Anderson, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press

Nation Aug 20

Florida Keys to release modified mosquitoes to fight illness

Sometime next year, genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever and the Zika virus.

By Curt Anderson, Associated Press

Nation Apr 11

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Why the Florida Keys still need support, a year and a half after Hurricane Irma

In March, FEMA ended its temporary housing program for people affected by Hurricane Irma, which slammed the Florida Keys in September 2017. But as rebuilding continues after one of the costliest storms in U.S. history, shelter for survivors and volunteers…

By Alicia Menendez, Lorna Baldwin

Nation Sep 03

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This family’s hurricane tragedy highlights 911-system problems

When Hurricane Harvey hit with a fury not seen along the Gulf Coast in more than a decade, flooded roads stranded tens of thousands of people, including Wayne and Casey Dailey and their two sons. Their tragic ordeal is detailed…

Nation Sep 10

Heavy wind is seen along Ocean Drive in South Beach as Hurricane Irma arrives at south Florida, in Miami Beach
Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida Keys

Hurricane Irma made landfall on Cudjoe Key in southern Florida early Sunday morning, bringing Category 4 winds that reached 130 miles per hour.

By Michael D. Regan

Sep 09

WATCH: Florida Gov. Rick Scott gives update on Hurricane Irma

By Michael D. Regan and Corinne Segal

"If you have been ordered to evacuate anywhere in the state, you need to leave right now. Not tonight, not in an hour, now," said Florida Gov. Rick Scott.

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May 16

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Can genetically modified mosquitoes curb Dengue fever?

By PBS NewsHour

Officials in the Florida Keys are considering using genetically modified mosquitoes to curb the threat of the tropical disease, Dengue fever. The lab-grown mosquitoes have been used in Brazil and the Cayman Islands to reduce the local mosquito populations, but…

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Feb 03

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Scientists try to regrow a dying coral reef 25 times faster than nature

By PBS NewsHour

The world’s coral reefs are in perilous danger due to overfishing, pollution and climate change. But a team of scuba-diving scientists has developed a groundbreaking method for speeding up coral growth in hopes of stemming the underwater crisis. Hari Sreenivasan…

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Dec 05

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Endangered Coral Reefs Die as Ocean Temperatures Rise and Water Turns Acidic

Endangered Coral Reefs Die as Ocean Temperatures Rise and Water Turns Acidic…

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Dec 05

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Florida’s Coral Reefs Face Altered Oceans

For more on this story go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/topic/climate-change/…

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