Surfers by rip current – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Exotico y Barato Photos WSVN, Fort Lauderdale, Florida – In response to a recent spate of rip current-related incidents, Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue conducted a rip current safety demonstration. The Fort Lauderdale Beach location of the safety demonstration was close to Vistamar Street and A1A.
Seaweed pollution along Miami Beach, Florida — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Sergii Figurnyi According to Florida scientists, they have discovered a “tipping point” in the Atlantic Ocean’s meteorological conditions that led to massive clumps of toxic seaweed flooding Caribbean beaches in recent summers. A surplus of nutrients in the water, such as nitrogen and phosphorus from
Credit: SAVOR SoFLO Mark your calendars! SAVOR SoFLO, presented by Publix and the City of Hollywood, is returning to the sands of Hollywood Beach on March 29 and 30, 2025, with a festival that promises to be its most exciting yet. This year, SAVOR SoFLO celebrates its 5th anniversary alongside two monumental milestones: the 100th
Beachgoers sprawled throughout Miami Beach during spring break – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Angela N Perryman Compared to its southern neighbor, Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is adopting a different spring break message strategy. When Miami Beach police noticed a rise in crime over spring break starting around 2020, they started a reality TV-themed
Aerial view of Longboat Key town and beaches in Manatee and Sarasota counties along the central west coast beach of the U.S. state of Florida – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Unwind Recently, a Florida beach with white quartz sand was named America’s best beach. Fans of Siesta Key’s stunning Siesta Beach won’t be shocked
Aerial view of northern Key West, Florida including Mallory Square and a cruise liner — Courtesy: Deatonphotos/Shutterstock Florida is a popular travel destination all year round because of its subtropical temperature and plenty of sunshine, but many states see a decline in visitation during their colder winter months. With a 1.8 percent rise from 2023,
Sargassum (seaweed) pollution — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Bret Reyes There aren’t many more summer weekends left, and people are hoping that the foul-smelling sargassum seaweed that covered Florida’s beaches last year won’t return. Sargassum invaded the Sunshine State in historic numbers during the spring and summer of last year, but so far in 2024, far
Warning for swimmers; Pictured: Jacksonville Beach, Florida — Courtesy: Image by JJacob Boomsma from Shutterstock Thursday is predicted to bring a wave of high temperatures to the entire state of Florida along with warnings about dangerous rip currents near the coast. At first, the east coast’s vicinity of Jacksonville and Palm Valley were the only
Aerial view of northern Key West including Mallory Square and a cruise liner — Courtesy: Deatonphotos/Shutterstock When considering a trip to the Florida Keys, are you stuck between visiting Key West or Key Largo? The majority of travelers to this region of Florida are unaware of the sheer number of Keys in the archipelago! Since
Bar food and drink – Natural light photo of romantic beach evening on the sunset with glass of water and dinner — Courtesy: Yarlander Even while we adore lounging on our well-known Florida beaches, we’re even larger fans of taking in the same warm, sunny environment while reclining at a beach bar in our most