Mangroves, Florida’s natural line of defense against flooding and sea rise, are already threatened by development and habitat loss.

Now, researchers are adding a new threat to that list: disease.

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Northern Lights RIGHT NOW over #KeyLargo Florida, this is insane to see the Aurora Borealis so far south !

On the same day Florida's CFO was holding a 'Putting Policyholders First' panel ...

his office was pooh-poohing a near-record $1 million fine against Heritage Insurance for how it treated Hurricane Ian victims.

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Tampa Bay’s top minds have gathered to discuss how the region is preparing for climate change

Even DJ Kitty showed up

A heart-breaking but lovely story by Michaela Mulligan about a bobcat that died, seemingly frozen in time, hanging from a tree; and how animal lovers came together to not only get the bobcat down, but to figure out what killed it.
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The team will continue to respond to reports & attempt additional rescues when warranted. Each opportunity provides a chance to understand more about this approach to capture & rehabilitate sawfish, and to apply best practices to the next rescue attempt. tampabay.com/news/environme…

Sad news to report: An endangered sawfish that was rescued from the Florida Keys fish die-off in early April died at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota yesterday

“Sadly, even with our best efforts, the animal was ultimately too compromised to recover” Mote said.
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.MyFWC tells me a sawfish with abnormal behavior — similar to what’s being observed in the Florida Keys — was found ~200 miles north in the Fort Pierce area

This is the northernmost report so far. Current theory is the animal swam up from the Keys:

In Florida waters, fish swim in circles and die. Experts have no clear explanation: “It’s death by a thousand cuts: We had coral bleaching that caused immense stress on fish last summer. Now this. What else is going to happen?” Max Chesnes Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com/news/environme…

Great piece. Great reporting. Great videos.

NEW: I read dozens of eyewitness reports sent to Florida biologists documenting the ongoing fish die-off in the Keys

'Certainly not normal behavior, the fish was going berserk,' one emailer wrote about a snook

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These videos submitted to a state email hotline of fish thrashing and dying in the #Florida Keys are heartbreaking. Some good news, though: Clues have been found as to what might be causing it. Via Max Chesnes tampabay.com/news/environme…

A good night for some playoff hockey

NEW: Florida law says it's illegal for executives of failed insurance companies to take new jobs without state approval.

The law is well-known in the industry. Some call it the 'no-fly list.'

But they're getting rehired anyway — even as CEOs and CFOs.
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St. Petersburg's low-lying Shore Acres neighborhood is flooding on sunny days as Tampa Bay water spills into its streets

Here's how the neighborhood is fending off high tides Tampa Bay Times
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is in custody on espionage charges, makes a heart-shaped gesture behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, April 23, 2024. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

Juliet, one of the oldest known manatees who was rescued in December from the embattled Miami Seaquarium, died this morning at ZooTampa
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