Health Aug 09 Health officials urge caution for Gulf Coast beachgoers during surge of deadly bacterial infections By Associated Press
Nation Jul 22 Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall on southern Louisiana with threatening winds Tropical Storm Bertha crawled into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, making landfall and packing strong winds far from its center after closing beaches from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi. By John Seewer, Associated Press
Nation Jul 21 Tropical Storm Bertha forecast to bring heavy rain, flooding along the Gulf Coast Bertha is the second tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Tropical Storm Arthur last month brought heavy rainfall to the southeastern U.S. By John Seewer, Associated Press
Science Jul 20 Tropical Storm Bertha forms along U.S. Gulf Coast Tropical Storm Bertha has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected. Bertha is the second named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. By Associated Press
Nation Jun 17 Dangerous flooding from Tropical Storm Arthur, first of the Atlantic season, threatens Gulf Coast Flash flooding was the main threat from Arthur, a weak tropical storm that the National Hurricane Center in Miami said would be short-lived. By Associated Press
Apr 20 15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits and coastal restoration have stalled By Jack Brook, Associated Press Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons of crude gushing into the ocean, the effects of the nation's worst offshore oil spill are still being felt. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 2:35 Francine lashes Gulf Coast, leaving neighborhoods flooded and many without power By Stephanie Sy, Solveig Rennan Francine dumped heavy rain across the Southeast Thursday after flooding New Orleans and coastal communities throughout Louisiana. Francine peaked as a Category 2 hurricane and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of people. There have been no reports of… Continue watching
Aug 03 Depression strengthens into Tropical Storm Debby as it approaches Florida's Gulf Coast By Associated Press A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby north of Cuba on Saturday and was newly predicted to become a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with Florida. Continue reading
Jul 22 Baby bull sharks are thriving in warming waters off the coast of Texas and Alabama By James Marcus Drymon, Lindsay Mullins, Philip Matich, The Conversation The Gulf Coast has seen an increase in baby bull shark numbers due to warming ocean temperatures. As adults, these are among the most aggressive species of sharks, but the babies aren’t cause for concern, as three scientists explain. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 2:31 Hurricane Beryl leaves millions in Texas without power amid scorching heat By Stephanie Sy, Jonah Anderson Millions of Texans are left without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. The outages come amid a stretch of extreme heat that is connected to at least five deaths in the West this week. Beryl is now a smaller… Continue watching