Hurricane Milton delivered surprises at almost every turn. What started as a small, tightly wound hurricane has grown into a sprawling monster that has strengthened at one of the fastest rates in history. The storm threatens to send a dangerous wave of water to parts of both the west and east coasts of Florida, with … Read more
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Jennifer Boehme grew up exploring beaches around her home in St. Petersburg, Florida, looking for whatever she could find. Rocks, sand dollars, coquina molluscs – everything the ocean gave up. Now, forty years later, Boehme wants to launch another treasure hunt. As executive director of the Great Lakes Observing System, she … Read more
Hurricane Beryl is barreling toward Mexico and possibly the United States after slamming into Jamaica and the Windward Islands. The hurricane brought devastating winds and storm surges that destroyed homes, knocked out power, and killed at least eight people. The storm remains a “major hurricane” after being downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane on Thursday … Read more
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation’s rivers and streams remain persistently polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a massive dead zone for aquatic life in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a newly released Environmental Protection Agency assessment. It’s a difficult problem concentrated in agricultural areas that drain into the Mississippi River. … Read more
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation’s rivers and streams remain persistently polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a massive dead zone for aquatic life in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a newly released Environmental Protection Agency assessment. It’s a difficult problem concentrated in agricultural areas that drain into the Mississippi River. … Read more
EL BOSQUE, Mexico (AP) — People moved to El Bosque in the 1980s to fish. In threes and fours, the fishermen headed out into the Gulf of Mexico with buckets of tarpon and a long, striped snook. There was more than enough to feed them and build a community: three schools, a small church and … Read more