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The map shows predicted red tide affects along Florida's west coast in three-hour increments, based on wind speed and direction.

More than two-thirds of the accumulated energy of all tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes occur between Aug. 15 and Oct. 15 in the Atlantic Basin, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

Scientists say the area of little-to-no oxygen is about the size of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie put together.

St. Petersburg faces the highest long-term projection of flooding days of any of the 15 cities in Florida cited by the report.

Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have discovered changes within the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zones.

For more than five years, a disease has been wiping out corals that provide the foundation for Florida's reef tract. Now it's reached the most remote and healthy area of the reef.

Most forecasters say 2021 is shaping up to be another above-normal season, but likely not as busy as the record breaking 2020 hurricane season.

Kevin Guthrie, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, said his agency is "ready to be doing something else."

Forecasters at NOAA's Climate Prediction Center predict 13 to 20 named storms, of which 6 to 10 could become hurricanes, including three to five major hurricanes.

The computer model that predicts the weather is getting more power. Climate change is upping the stakes for forecasters as extreme weather gets more common and residents demand earlier warnings.

Florida could soon have official state projections for how sea-level rise and flooding could impact the state’s coastline.

The Rice's whale can grow to 42 feet and is critically endangered, with fewer than 100 left.