MIAMI, Florida – Scattered thunderstorms could bring gusty winds, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours this afternoon and evening across South Florida on Monday, August 26, 2024, according to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. …
Heat Advisory, Flooding, Thunderstorms For South Florida Read MoreMIAMI, Florida – Scattered to numerous thunderstorms could bring gusty winds, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours this afternoon across South Florida on Friday, August 23, 2024, according to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. …
Thunderstorms, Dangerous Rip Currents For South Florida Read More
Credit: FWC SARASOTA COUNTY, Florida – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is advising residents and visitors who come across wildlife stranded, displaced, or injured by Hurricane Debby …
FWC: Do Not Try To Rescue Wildlife After Hurricane Debby Read More
Florida Jumping Spider. Credit: Thomas Shahan via Flickr OKALOOSA COUNTY, Florida – A Florida woman was arrested for allegedly drowning her roommate’s pet jumping spider in Crestview, Florida. According …
Florida Woman Arrested For Drowning Spider In Ginger Ale Read More
MONROE COUNTY, Florida – Hurricane Debby blew 25 packages of cocaine (70 lbs.) onto a beach in the Florida Keys, according to the U.S. Border Patrol. “Good Samaritan discovered the drugs …
Hurricane Debby Blows $1 Million Of Cocaine On Florida Beach Read More
Crab-eating macaque. Credit: Chris Woodrich SILVER SPRINGS, Florida – A University of Florida study of 460 vertebrates, invertebrates, algae and plants determined to have some invasive characteristics suitable to Florida, 40 species …
Crab-Eating Monkey, Murder Hornet Likely Florida’s Next Invasive Species Read More
Florida bottlenose dolphin. Credit: FWC photo by Bekah Nelson Dolphins are considered a “sentinel species” for oceans and human health because, like us, they are high up in the food …
Study Finds Dolphins With Elevated Mercury Levels In Florida Read More
Credit: Danny Buffat Saving lives through surgery and amputation has never been exclusive to humans. That’s because Florida carpenter ants, a common, brown species native to its namesake, selectively treat …
Study: Florida Carpenter Ants Surgically Amputate Limbs Of Sisters Read More
Credit: Susan Kolterman MONROE COUNTY, Florida – The United States has lost its only stand of the massive Key Largo tree cactus in what researchers believe is the first local …
Study: Florida Cactus First U.S. Local Extinction Due To Sea Level Rise Read More
Credit: Monroe County Sheriff’s Office KEY LARGO, Florida – A fisherman discovered a package containing 25 bricks of suspected cocaine offshore of north Key Largo at approximately 9:45 a.m. Sunday, according to …
Fisherman Finds 25 Cocaine Bricks Off Florida Read More