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The National Hurricane Center will be watching the southern Gulf of Mexico closely this week, where forecasters say a tropical storm could form by...

Ten watersheds around the rim of the Gulf of Mexico — from Florida to Texas — are being looked at as sites for $140 million in proposed conservation...

Hurricane Jeanne, leaving a devastated Haiti in its wake, could hit Florida's Atlantic coast by Sunday. And Hurricane Ivan, which tore through Alabama and the Florida Panhandle last week, has doubled back and is gathering strength again in the Gulf of Mexico. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and Dan Brown of the National Hurricane Center.

One of the rarest and least-known species of whales off of Florida's Gulf Coast could soon be listed as a threatened or endangered species. Not much is...

A Cadillac salesman and an oil-rig engineer are working to put the nation's first offshore wind farm in the Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane Rita gains strength as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Texas, prompting mandatory evacuation orders for much of the Texas coast. But its path may mean New Orleans experiences only rain and wind. Even so, the city continues its evacuation.

A fast-moving strong area of low pressure will swing through Friday, soaking most of Florida and even carrying with it a risk for severe weather. It's a…

Biologists say they’re worried about wildlife after discovering deformed birds on Sanibel Island. It’s too early to tell, but these defects could indicate…

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is enlisting the help of licensed recreational anglers. It’s a new way to monitor the health of…

Three years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill dumped more than 200 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, ongoing sampling and testing…