Florida’s iconic reef tract has not vanished in its entirety, but its architectural backbone has effectively collapsed. The ...

A record-setting marine heat wave stripped huge portions of Florida's coral reef of their colors in 2023, triggering the ninth and worst mass bleaching event in the Caribbean. Temperatures soared for ...

Response to the stony coral tissue loss disease in May 2023 led several coral reef and environmental stakeholders to merge ...

It's been dangerously hot for days now. There's a heat advisory in effect for the Tampa area Wednesday from noon to 7 p.m. Meteorologists expect a high of 94 degrees with a heat index between 105 ...

Florida’s coral reefs reached a breaking point in the summer of 2023, when an unprecedented marine heat wave sent water ...

Two key coral reefs in Florida are “functionally extinct” following the 2023 heatwave, warns a new scientific study.

Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties are under a heat advisory until 6 p.m. on Thursday. Heat indices are expected to reach between 108-110 degrees throughout the Panhandle. Relief from ...

A record-breaking marine heat wave in 2023 left two ecologically vital coral species "functionally extinct" in Florida's Coral Reef, a study said Thursday, highlighting the growing dangers a warming ...

MANATEE BAY, Fla. -- Preliminary ocean temperature off the coast of South Florida reached triple digits, which could be a global record, according to experts. A buoy in Manatee Bay, Florida, reported ...

SPACE CENTER. MEGAN MORIARTY, WESH TWO NEWS. WELL, STAYING ON THE COAST THIS TIME, WE WANT TO TAKE YOU TO VOLUSIA COUNTY, WHERE WE’VE GOT SOME BEAUTIFUL CHOPPER, TWO SHOTS RIGHT BEHIND YOU FROM OUR ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida is under a heat advisory Thursday as heat index values are expected to reach between 105 and 110 degrees. The advisory affects all counties in Central Florida, with ...

OUR TEAM COVERAGE FROM ORLANDO. A SPLASH PAD IS MANY OF THE PLACES THAT YOU CAN COOL OFF DURING THIS HEAT WAVE, BUT DOCTORS SAY IT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AS WELL AS HEAT ...