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In Kerr County, which has been the most impacted, at least 43 people are dead and 27 children remain missing tonight after ...
From northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, the mighty Mississippi River flows through 10 U. S. states – each with its own ...
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - The National Hurricane Center has highlighted an area over the northeastern Gulf with a Medium ...
When you travel farther east, like to the Florida Gulf Coast, you may notice that the water is much clearer or bluer. That's because the increased amount of sediment typically doesn't reach that area.
It also made the list in 2021, 2022 and 2023. "Situated on the Gulf Coast, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, is known for its arts and culture as much as its fresh seafood.
New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the southernmost reach of the river, where it meets the Gulf.
Gulf Islands plans to serve pre-mixed drinks in cans. The park won’t have a traditional bar with a well and liquor bottles. Moore noted that glass and water parks don’t mix.
Jennifer Ahlbrand, an environmental natural resource specialist with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, collects a water sample from a collection site on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
Trump is not the first to suggest it. In 2012, former U.S. Rep. D. Stephen Holland of Mississippi proposed a bill to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America." ...
Extreme weather and disaster scientist Hal Needham, founder of the U.S. Storm Surge Database, U-SURGE, discusses how the First Coast is vulnerable to storm surge.
Google Maps announced last week it updated the name of the body of water to the Gulf of America for its U.S. users after the U.S. Geographic Names Information System made the change official.
Labels for the Gulf of Mexico can still be found elsewhere on the NHC site, for now, such as the page with satellite imagery targeting various bodies of water where tropical activity is common.