A study called the threat of Burmese pythons in Florida "one of the most intractable invasive species management problems worldwide." While they wreak havoc in the Everglades, they do not appear to be a threat to urban areas, experts say. (
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Tourists face warnings about toxic red tide off the beaches on Florida's west coast and the foul stench of dead fish. Another algae - sargassum seaweed - is arriving in Mexico and will soon be headed for South Florida. Meanwhile, scientists are trying to figure out what causes the blooming of sargassum and red tide.
Florida iguanas can't stand the cold. It has become a natural way to control the state's non-native reptile population. Some did not survive the cold this holiday season, although it wasn't like the "iguana rain" of the winter of 2010. (
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The seventh - and final - episode of The Outlaw Ocean podcast, discusses the importance of investigative reporting in a time of piracy, lax law enforcement and clickbait journalism.
When a ship inadvertently spills oil, it’s big news. But according to an investigation by
The Outlaw Ocean Project, a non-profit journalism organization based in Washington D.C, every three years, ships intentionally dump more oil than the Exxon Valdez and BP spills combined.
The Outlaw Ocean Project traveled to West Africa for an offshore patrol where hundreds of Chinese and other fishing boats trawl for fish meal production, cratering the local food source and polluting the coastline.
The colorful dolphinfish, or mahi-mahi, is one of the most coveted species for recreational fishermen as well as the commercial vessels. Charter boat captains in Florida and Puerto Rico say they are seeing far fewer and much smaller fish in recent years. But who is to blame isn’t clear, and some point to climate change. (
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Many immigrants lost their homes during Hurricane Ian but they were among the first on the street cleaning up after Hurricane Ian. Others are joining them from other parts of the country, with the help of the non-profit Resiliency Force.
Hurricane Ian reminded us that storms are unpredictable and pose an increasing risk to unprepared and heavily populated coastal communities. What should governments do to mitigate the impact? (
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Photos show devastation from Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers
The city of Fort Myers on Florida's west coast took a direct hit from Hurricane Ian, whose category 4 winds, rain and storm surge devastated the area. Aerial and land-based images show the destruction.
The longest law-enforcement chase in nautical history, spanning 110-days and 10,000-miles, featured a bunch of vigilantes pursuing Interpol’s most wanted illegal fishing ship. Slaloming around icebergs in a deadly glacier field, cutting through a category 5 storm, this chase only ended when one of the ships sank. To discuss why illegal fishing is so rampant and unchecked, this episode takes us from the capture of the world’s most notorious scofflaw vessel in African waters to the seas off the coast of North Korea where we discover the planet’s largest illegal fishing. Listen to Episode Two of the new podcast series
The Outlaw Ocean from CBC Podcasts and the L.A. Times.
They lost their own homes, but in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian many Hispanic immigrants are sacrificing their own lives to help others. Some lost their jobs due to the storm and now worry about paying rent and bills coming due this month. (
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Hurricane Ian impacted Southwest Florida which has seen some of the fastest population and housing growth in the country. While some residents are among the wealthiest in the nation, living in Naples beachfront mansions, others are poor farm workers in Immokalee, living in trailers.
A tireless investigation chronicles murder on the high seas. Listen to this dramatic first episode of the new podcast series
The Outlaw Ocean from CBC Podcasts and the L.A. Times.
A federal police investigator said a suspect confessed and detailed what happened to British journalist, Dom Phillips, and Brazilian indigenous rights defender, Bruno Pereira.
Insurance is literally going up across the country, especially in Florida, where the industry is being hit by a perfect storm of hurricanes, roofing fraud and litigation. In Florida, property insurance premiums are expected to rise as much as 40% this year. (
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La tormenta Eunice provocó fuertes vientos de hasta 122 mph en Londres, Inglaterra, causando la cancelación de cientos de vuelos, el abandono del aterrizaje por varios pilotos y el desvío de muchos otros hacia aeropuertos en otros países. Más noticias
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Like hurricanes, tornadoes are driven by thermal energy in the atmosphere. Scientists say that warmer-than-usual temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and a December heat wave across much of the US may have played a role in the formation of recent tornadoes.
A new book tell first hand stories from Antarctica, Panama, Peru and Fiji that help shed light on the climate crisis and the international efforts of scientists, activists and politicians to address it. (
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Rising sea levels are forcing some residents of the autonomous indigenous community of Guna Yala, off Panama's Atlantic coast, to relocate to the mainland. Their fate is an important test case as more coastal communities face the prospect of becoming "climate refugees." (
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