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When Saharan Dust may arrive in South Florida
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (141+ words) Showers and storms moving north today Tropical moisture continues to move into South Florida, creating very humid conditions. High temperatures will reach the low 90s this afternoon, with the heat index in the low 100s under partly cloudy skies. Scattered showers and…...
Dade County launches new glass recycling program to reduce landfill waste
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (158+ words) DADE COUNTY, Georgia — Glass and metal are among the few materials that can be recycled repeatedly without losing their quality, but millions of glass bottles and jars still end up in U.S. landfills each year. Dade County is working to…...
Torrox town hall investigates complaint over damage to sea lilies on town's beaches
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (331+ words) The environment group maintains that the problem persists several months after it first raised the alarm about similar incidents during the clean-up operations carried out in the spring. Torrox town hall has said it is continuing to investigate the causes…...
Escambia County to vote on accepting $100K state grant for beach debris cleanup
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (406+ words) ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- This week, Escambia County is set to accept $100,000 to cleanup biological debris from beaches and waterfronts. The money was made available for the first time through the state legislature this year. The goal is to minimize the…...
Researchers Use Discarded Tires to Create Artificial Reefs in Concrete Channels, Tripling Invertebrates and Increasing Fish by 20 Times
1+ week, 1+ day ago (573+ words) Researchers installed artificial reefs made from discarded tires on the bottoms of concrete channels in California and Arizona and found substantial increases in the number of aquatic organisms. In these areas, there were approximately three times more invertebrates and around…...
DOH-Miami-Dade Lifts Water Quality Health Advisory - Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County
1+ week, 3+ day ago (71+ words) DOH-Miami-Dade Lifts Water Quality Health Advisory Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (.gov) Miami, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH-Miami-Dade) is lifting the advisory for high bacterial levels at the following location: Crandon Park NorthKey…...
'No-swim' advisory issued at Dubois Lagoon in Jupiter
1+ week, 4+ day ago (209+ words) Health officials are advising people not to swim at Dubois Lagoon in Jupiter after tests this week found high bacteria levels in the water. Water samples on Monday, Aug. 31, showed high levels of the enterococcus bacteria, which can lead to…...
DOH-Miami-Dade Issues Water Quality Health Advisory - Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County
1+ week, 5+ day ago (114+ words) Miami, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH-Miami-Dade) has issued a water quality advisory for the following location: Crandon Park NorthKey Biscayne, FL 33149 Tests completed on Saturday, August 29, indicate that the water quality at Crandon Park North…...
Too much poop to play at this Miami-Dade beach, says water advisory
1+ week, 6+ day ago (163+ words) You can still go swimming Sunday at Key Biscayne’s Crandon Park North beach. But, the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County advises against it because of bacteria that comes from what humans usually leave in the toilet. After Saturday…...
Smoke from wildfires makes Fort Worth skies hazy
2+ week, 3+ day ago (210+ words) The Ross fire, which started in Palo Pinto County, about one hour west of Fort Worth near Possum Kingdom Lake, has grown to 80,000 acres, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. As of Wednesday afternoon the fire was 12% contained....