/tags/gulf-coast gulf coast en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:02:00 GMT /2025-12-22/top-5-weather-events-in-florida-during-2025 Florida’s 2025 weather was relatively subdued, with no hurricane landfalls and roughly half the usual number of severe weather reports. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:02:00 GMT /2025-12-22/top-5-weather-events-in-florida-during-2025 Andrew Wulfeck /government-politics/2025-04-15/gov-ron-desantis-signs-bills-mandating-gulf-name-change-in-schools-state-agencies Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed two bills aimed at carrying out President Donald Trump’s directive to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, according to the Florida Senate. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-04-15/gov-ron-desantis-signs-bills-mandating-gulf-name-change-in-schools-state-agencies News Service of Florida /news/2022-05-04/new-study-finds-links-between-red-tide-and-ocean-dead-zones-and-inspires-a-poem The new University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science research inspired an English scientist and poet to turn it into verse. Wed, 04 May 2022 17:44:34 GMT /news/2022-05-04/new-study-finds-links-between-red-tide-and-ocean-dead-zones-and-inspires-a-poem Jenny Staletovich /news/2021-09-06/divers-point-to-a-broken-pipeline-as-the-source-of-the-gulf-oil-spill Talos Energy, the Houston-based company paying for the cleanup, said it's working with state and federal agencies to identify the owner of the ruptured pipeline, about 2 miles off the Louisiana coast. Mon, 06 Sep 2021 12:34:47 GMT /news/2021-09-06/divers-point-to-a-broken-pipeline-as-the-source-of-the-gulf-oil-spill The Associated Press /news/2021-07-27/fracking-dumped-millions-of-gallons-of-waste-into-the-gulf-according-to-report The entire fracking process creates waste, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. And a lot of the activity is concentrated in the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico, which is home to several endangered and threatened wildlife species. Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:57:30 GMT /news/2021-07-27/fracking-dumped-millions-of-gallons-of-waste-into-the-gulf-according-to-report Jessica Meszaros /news/2021-04-27/preserving-coastal-habitats-can-mitigate-the-impacts-of-climate-change Salt marshes are among the most productive ecosystems in the world. They create habitat for wildlife, protect shorelines from erosion, reduce flooding, and protect water quality by filtering runoff. Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:43:47 GMT /news/2021-04-27/preserving-coastal-habitats-can-mitigate-the-impacts-of-climate-change Cathy Carter, Daylina Miller /news/2021-03-29/gulf-coast-fish-farm-permit-will-get-a-second-look-under-biden-administration The facility, which would be operated by Hawaii-based company Ocean Era, would host 20,000 almaco jack in a pen suspended 45 miles offshore in the Gulf. The EPA granted the company a discharge permit last October. Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:11:59 GMT /news/2021-03-29/gulf-coast-fish-farm-permit-will-get-a-second-look-under-biden-administration Cathy Carter /2020-11-11/tropical-storm-eta-is-strengthening-and-headed-for-floridas-west-coast Tropical Storm Eta's next move is becoming a bit clearer, and the forecast track has again shifted. The shift is to the east this time, which puts more... Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:27:05 GMT /2020-11-11/tropical-storm-eta-is-strengthening-and-headed-for-floridas-west-coast Jeff Huffman, Ray Hawthorne /2020-09-11/tropical-wave-likely-to-soak-floridas-gulf-coast-this-weekend A tropical storm or hurricane is not expected to threaten Florida this weekend. However, an abundance of tropical moisture from a nearby tropical wave... Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:22:31 GMT /2020-09-11/tropical-wave-likely-to-soak-floridas-gulf-coast-this-weekend Jeff Huffman