Long Beach in Panama City Beach, Florida, USA is known as the Emerald Coast in the Panhandle. Taken in January 2018. Photo and Caption: Darlene Stanley/Shutterstock.com After three more fatalities over the weekend, Panama City Beach in Florida is officially the deadliest beach in the United States thus far in 2023. Three people drowned and
Thick orange smoke haze over homes — Courtesy: Shutterstock — SvetlanaSF The U.S. East Coast and Midwest are engulfed in a thick, toxic veil of smoke as wildfires rage across Canada. Buildings in New York City were no longer visible on Wednesday due to the city’s heavy wildfire smoke infiltration, which caused some to claim
Stinky Seaweed Covering Florida – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by nomis_h According to a professor of coastal science at Florida International University who spoke to Local 10 News in March, this summer may see the biggest bloom of Sargassum, or thick, brown, tangled lumps of seaweed, on South Florida beaches. The seaweed that has washed
Burmese Python in the Everglades – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Heiko Kiera This summer, competitors in a Florida python tournament have the potential to take home a portion of over $30,000 in prizes. However, individuals who are afraid of snakes should certainly pass on this. The Florida Python Challenge registration period for 2023 began
Florida Wildlife Corridor – Aerial View of Florida Everglades at Sunset Hour – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by ocudrone One of its largest financial gifts was disclosed by the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation. “It’s significant because it is helping us to be able to accelerate the pace of conservation and continue to advocate for the
Sargassum (seaweed) pollution — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Bret Reyes Seaweed blobs that smell terrible are already washing up on Florida’s shores. According to Brian Lapointe, a research professor at Florida Atlantic University, they’ve “already seen some of this arriving in Key West.” It’s not simply smelly, he claimed. As more wash up on the shore,
Red Tide — Courtesy: Shutterstock — smcfeeters When there are large concentrations of Karenia brevis, an algae that produces brevetoxins that can kill marine life, the red tide is visible in offshore waters. Algal growth can also result in blooms that color the water a reddish-brown color. Florida is unable to stop the deadly “red
Hard shell clam at low tide — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Christopher Seufert This Thursday, the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab released Lincoln, a quahog clam thought to be 214 years old, into the Gulf of Mexico. At Florida’s Alligator Point, Americorps member Blaine Parker discovered the 200-year-old mollusk while gathering shellfish for chowder. The clam, according
Alligator with its mouth open — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Ernie Hounshell Three more alligators have been removed from the same area in northern St. Lucie County days after an alligator tragically murdered an 85-year-old woman. According to wildlife officials, Gloria Serge was drawn into the water by a 10-foot alligator while she was walking her
Seaweed pollution along Miami Beach, Florida — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Sergii Figurnyi The majority of the stinky seaweed buildup in the Atlantic, which is being closely monitored by researchers, is expected to end up on Florida beaches this summer. Jetty Park was covered in stinky, brown seaweed in July of last year. This brown seaweed