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
Jul 09 Beryl leaves hot misery along Texas coast and brings threat of flooding to the north By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Hurricane Beryl left millions without power as temperatures soar in Texas. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 7:02 A look at the damage after Hurricane Idalia slammed Florida as a Category 3 storm By Geoff Bennett, Eliot Barnhart, Solveig Rennan Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday blasting Florida with winds near 125 miles an hour and a wall of water that caused heavy flooding. Thousands chose to get out of harm's way, while others hunkered down for the first major storm… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 6:46 Hurricane Idalia intensifying as it heads for landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast By Amna Nawaz, Alexis Cox, Solveig Rennan Hurricane Idalia is gaining strength and barreling toward Florida where it is expected to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday morning. Forecasters are warning of a catastrophic storm surge along with destructive winds, flooding rain and tornadoes. Amna… Continue watching
Sep 15 Nicholas crawls into Louisiana from Texas, dumping rain By Jay Reeves, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Nicholas has weakened into a tropical depression as it crawls across southern Louisiana, unleashing heavy rain across the coasts of Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. It's unwelcome weather for survivors of Hurricane Ida, which destroyed thousands of rooftops now… Continue reading
Sep 13 Tropical Storm Nicholas gets stronger, threatens to hit Texas as hurricane By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Tropical Storm Nicholas gathered strength Monday and threatened to blow ashore in Texas as a hurricane that could bring up to 20 inches of rain to parts of the Gulf Coast. Continue reading
Sep 04 Biden walks storm-ravaged Louisiana: 'I know you're hurting' By Josh Boak, Associated Press Biden pledged robust federal assistance to get people back on their feet and said the government already had distributed $100 million directly to individuals in the state in $500 checks to give them a first slice of critical help. Many… Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 4:04 Ida: Louisiana braces for impact as evacuations continue By PBS NewsHour Evacuations continue and more than 2,000 FEMA personnel are deployed as the gulf coast braces for Hurricane Ida, a category 4 storm -- on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the most devastating storm in America’s history. NewsHour Correspondent Roby Chavez… Continue watching