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• WATCH: Huge water spout forms off Destin beach Play Video

  August 16, 2022 1:58 PM

  DESTIN, Fla. - Beachgoers got an unsettling view of the Gulf of Mexico as a large water spout formed near the Florida coast Tuesday. A witness took video of the tornado outside Silver Shells Beach Spa and Resort in Destin, showing just how big the formation was. WFLA-TV reports... more »

• Young girl released from hospital after suffering shark bite

  June 28, 2021 3:57 PM

  OCEAN ISLE BEACH - A 7-year-old girl has been treated and released from the hospital after her leg was bitten by a shark off the coast of North Carolina. Ocean Isle Beach Mayor Debbie Smith said the girl was bitten around 11 a.m. Sunday. Smith told ABC News... more »

• Tropical Storm Edouard forms in the north Atlantic

  July 5, 2020 10:56 PM

  Tropical Depression Five has strengthened into Tropical Storm Edouard with 40 mph winds. Edouard is racing to the northeast at 35 mph, away from the United States. Edouard is now the earliest fifth named storm on record for the Atlantic basin, beating the previous record of July 11th (Hurricane... more »

• WATCH: how the oceans absorb carbon Play Video

  June 13, 2017 10:48 AM

  NASA -- The oceans play a significant role in absorbing greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, and heat from the atmosphere. This absorption can help mitigate the early effects of human-emissions of carbon dioxide. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation acts as a conveyor belt of ocean water from Florida to Greenland.... more »