Gulf of Mexico

Connecticut-sized "dead zone" expected to emerge in Gulf of Mexico, potentially killing marine life, NOAA warns

Nearly 6,000 square miles - an area roughly the size of Connecticut - will become a "dead zone" for ...

us | 4 months ago

New Jersey-sized "dead zone" that can kill fish and marine life emerges in Gulf of Mexico

More than 4 million acres of marine life habitat have become a "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico, th...

us | 2 months ago

Maps show Tropical Storm Debby's path and forecast

Tropical Storm Debby was barreling across northern Florida on Monday morning after making landfall o...

us | 2 months ago

Barnacle-covered cocaine package worth $625,000 spotted by boaters in Florida after storms

Boaters in southwest Florida spotted $625,000 worth of cocaine floating in the Gulf of Mexico, offic...

us | 2 months ago

Season's next hurricane — Francine — seems to be forming in Gulf of Mexico, forecasters say

A tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was shaping up as what could be the season...

us | 1 month ago

Maps show track of Hurricane Milton as forecasters predict landfall in Florida this week

Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified into a Category 1 storm on Sunday, and it has set its path on F...

us | 1 week ago

Hurricane Milton on path for Florida landfall as a potentially historic major storm

Hurricane Milton restrengthened into a powerful Category 5 storm Tuesday evening as it barreled acro...

us | 1 week ago

Hurricane Milton was fastest on record to intensify into Category 5 in the Gulf of Mexico: "Historic storm"

Hurricane Milton, a powerful and expanding storm that has fluctuated between a Category 4 and 5 as i...

us | 6 days ago