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Hurricane Delta Makes Landfall in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula
Hurricane Delta made landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico on Wednesday with winds reaching an estimated 110 mph.
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Paulette Rolls Toward Bermuda; Sally Threatens Gulf Coast
Residents of Bermuda are urged by forecasters to prepare to protect life and property ahead of Hurricane Paulette
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Watch: Boaters Rescued After Boat Capsizes in Gulf of Mexico
Five people were rescued near Florida’s Gulf Coast after their boat capsized Saturday.
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Marco Down to Tropical Storm Near Louisiana, Laura Over Cuba
Hurricane Marco has weakened to a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico as closes in on the Louisiana coast, while Tropical Storm Laura has killed at least 11 people in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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SpaceX Capsule and NASA Crew Make 1st Splashdown in 45 Years
Two NASA astronauts have returned to Earth in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown carried out by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company
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2 NASA Astronauts Splashdown in Gulf of Mexico
NASA Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday completing the first commercially built and operated spacecraft to carry people to and from orbit.
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Tropical Depression Forms in Gulf, Expected to Intensify
A tropical depression that formed Monday in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to become a tropical storm in the coming hours, with heavy rains already causing deadly flash flooding in parts of southern Mexico and Central America.
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10 Years After BP Spill: Oil Drilled Deeper; Rules Relaxed
Ten years ago, an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico
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Sparkling Waters Hide Some Lasting Harm From 2010 Oil Spill
Ten years after the nation’s biggest offshore oil spill fouled its waters, the Gulf of Mexico sparkles in the sunlight and its fish are safe to eat
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Coronavirus Confirmed on Offshore Oil Platforms in Gulf
The new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been confirmed in more than two dozen people working on oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard said.
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Former Coast Guard Commandant Visits Academy
Former U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen spoke with Coast Guard members at the Academy in New London on Thursday and said it was unacceptable that they weren’t being paid during the shutdown.
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Scientists Discover Big Storms Can Create ‘Stormquakes'
Scientists have discovered a mash-up of two feared disasters — hurricanes and earthquakes — and they’re calling them “stormquakes.” The shaking of the sea floor during hurricanes and nor’easters can rumble like a magnitude 3.5 earthquake and can last for days, according to a study in this week’s journal Geophysical Research Letters.
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MGM Resorts Settles Vegas Shooting Lawsuits for Up to $800M
Two years after a shooter rained gunfire on country music fans from a high-rise Las Vegas Strip hotel, MGM Resorts International has agreed to pay up to $800 million to families of the 58 people who died and hundreds of others who were injured, attorneys announced Thursday. The out-of-court agreement will resolve lawsuits in at least 10 states seeking compensation...
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Did Hurricane Barry Prevent a Near-Record ‘Dead Zone'?
Scientists are back from measuring the Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” where there’s too little oxygen to sustain marine life in a large underwater area starting at the sea floor.
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Researchers Discover Glow-in-the-Dark Shark in Gulf Of Mexico
It’s not as dangerous as you might think.
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US Heat Wave Just Warming Up for Long and Scorching Weekend
The heat wave that has been roasting much of the U.S. in recent days is just getting warmed up, with temperatures expected to soar to dangerous levels through the weekend.
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Barry, Now a Hurricane, Already Causing Problems
Hurricane Barry is inching closer to land and already causing flooding and power outages across Louisiana.
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Tropical Storm Barry's Rain and Floods Hammer Gulf Environment
Tropical Storm Barry could affect the environment of the Gulf coast and Lower Mississippi Valley in numerous ways, from accelerating runoff of farmland nutrients to toppling trees and damaging wildlife habitat and fisheries, scientists say. But the extent of the damage — and whether it will be at least partially offset by benefits such as disruption of the notorious Gulf...
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‘It's Powerful': Tropical Storm Starts Lashing Louisiana
Homeowners sandbagged their doors and tourists trying to get out of town jammed the airport Friday as Tropical Storm Barry began rolling in, threatening an epic drenching that could test how well New Orleans has strengthened its flood protections in the 14 years since Hurricane Katrina. With the storm expected to blow ashore early Saturday near Morgan City as the...
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‘It's Powerful': Tropical Storm Starts Lashing Louisiana
Homeowners sandbagged their doors and tourists trying to get out of town jammed the airport Friday as Tropical Storm Barry began rolling in, threatening an epic drenching that could test how well New Orleans has strengthened its flood protections in the 14 years since Hurricane Katrina. With the storm expected to blow ashore early Saturday near Morgan City as the...