Florida beaches brace for 5,000-mile blob of seaweed to deposit rotting goop Enormous clump of floating algae threatens to bring pungent odor of rotting eggs to tourist beaches of Gulf of Mexico The Guardian - US · Mar 16, 2023
Trackers spot 1200lb great white shark off Florida coast “Over the past two seasons, Maple has spent much of her winter in the Gulf of Mexico,” non-profit OCEARCH says The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023
Biden considers 1st offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico The Biden administration said Wednesday it is considering the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico, a key part of a push to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030 to help fight climate change The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023
Ex-NFL player recovers after saving his kids from drowning A former NFL running back says he’s on the road to recovery after he nearly died while saving his two children from drowning in the Gulf of Mexico in the Florida Panhandle The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023
More Than 40 Million At Risk For Severe Weather From Texas To Ohio There will be an outbreak of severe weather from the Gulf coast to the Great Lakes region Zenger · Feb 14, 2023
January Tornadoes Are ‘uncommon’ But Not Unheard Of For many people, January conjures up images of snowy landscapes because it marks the beginning of the meteorological winter Zenger · Jan 20, 2023
Cargill, CHS adding Houston terminal to joint venture TEMCO for grain shipments A joint venture called TEMCO between Cargill and CHS will add a terminal in Houston, creating a new exit ramp for its heartland-grown grain headed to global markets through the Gulf of Mexico. Tribune News Service · Jan 17, 2023
Environmentalists push for tougher oil and gas restrictions to protect rare whale in Gulf of Mexico Environmental scientists say Rice’s whale, discovered in 2021, faces extinction unless the federal government sets tougher restrictions on oil and gas activities in the gulf. The Texas Tribune · Jan 17, 2023
Coast Guard stops search for 4 people missing after helicopter crash in Gulf of Mexico The crash happened on Thursday and launched an eight hour search over 180 square miles The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022
Winter storm rattling busy US travel season with cold and snow A massive winter storm is winding across the central U.S., threatening to disrupt air traffic during the busy holiday season, rake Chicago with a blizzard and send an arctic blast as far south as Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. Tribune News Service · Dec 20, 2022
Rustic fishing towns faced Ian’s wrath. Now at the height of tourism season, ‘We’re in a lot better shape’ FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Chokoloskee and Everglades City, two fishing villages-turned-travel-destinations that sit next to each other on the cusp of Everglades National Park and the Gulf of Mexico, have seen more than their share of hurricane destruction — most recently Donna in 1960, Wilma in 2005, and then Irma… Tribune News Service · Dec 12, 2022
Family of three Australians killed in US single-engine plane crash Former Gympie resident Christian Kath, his wife Misty and their 12-year-old daughter Lily died when plane crashed in Gulf of Mexico The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2022
Gulf of Mexico plane crash tragedy leaves woman and girl dead with man still missing A woman and girl have been found dead, with a man - thought to be another passenger or a pilot - still missing, after a single-engine Piper Cherokee failed to return to its origin airport in Venice, Florida, local officials said yesterday Daily Mirror · Dec 5, 2022
In Mexico, birdwatching offers fragile lifeline for nature, economy Every year millions of birds glide the air currents between Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental mountains and the Gulf of Mexico in a spectacle dubbed the "river of raptors" that attracts hundreds of foreign birdwatchers to coastal Veracruz. Reuters · Nov 29, 2022
Tribune News Service · Nov 25, 2022 Man who fell overboard from Carnival Cruise ship rescued by Coast Guard hours later after Gulf of Mexico search A Carnival Cruise passenger who was last seen at an onboard bar was pulled from the Gulf of Mexico alive and responsive after a massive overnight search, U.S. Coast Guard officials said Friday.
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2022 Man who disappeared off Carnival cruise rescued in gulf of Mexico The passenger was found hours after falling overboard
Zenger · Nov 15, 2022 Remembering Some Of The Most Notorious November Atlantic Hurricanes In November, most people are bundled up in warm clothes, beginning to scrape ice off their cars and turning on their fireplaces.
Zenger · Nov 14, 2022 AccuWeather Meteorologists Tracking What May Take Shape In The Atlantic Following Nicole AccuWeather meteorologists say that tropical moisture will keep the risk for flooding alive across the southeastern region
Reuters · Nov 8, 2022 Mexican village blames climate change as sea swallows its homes Celia Figarola and her husband stayed in their simple seafront home by the Gulf of Mexico as long as they could - until, finally, the encroaching tide caused their walls to crack.
France 24 · Nov 4, 2022 New Orleans under threat from hurricanes, rising sea levels Ahead of the November 8 midterms, FRANCE 24 takes you on a tour down the Mississippi River with a series of reports by Fanny Allard. For the 5th and final episode, we head to New Orleans, Louisiana, where the Mississippi river reaches the Gulf of Mexico.
Salon · Oct 23, 2022 Texas unions skeptical of wind jobs With wind coming to the Gulf of Mexico, Texas unions demand stronger labor protections
Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022 Three men survive shark attack before being rescued after boat sank during fishing trip The trio's ship sank in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and soon one of the group found himself having to fight off a shark before the US Coast Guard finally rescued them
Orlando Sentinel · Oct 11, 2022 Tropical Storm Karl forms in Gulf of Mexico ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Karl formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday evening, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022 Fishermen recount fighting off sharks for hours after their boat sank in the Gulf The U.S. Coast Guard says fishermen whose boat sank in the Gulf of Mexico suffered deep cuts on their hands and a shredded life jacket as they fought circling sharks before being rescued
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022 `How lucky': Fishermen rescued fighting off sharks in Gulf The U.S. Coast Guard says fishermen whose boat sank in the Gulf of Mexico suffered deep cuts on their hands and a shredded life jacket as they fought circling sharks before being rescued