On Friday morning, hurricane fighters flying east of Puerto Rico to investigate Tropical Depression 13 found that the system has now been strengthened enough to be designated as Tropical Storm Laura. And, in a major development, the center of the system has reformed much further south, changing its likely trajectory …
Read More »Tropical Storm Laura intensifies and shifts as it targets U.S. coast
On Friday morning, hurricane fighters flying east of Puerto Rico to investigate Tropical Depression 13 found that the system has now been strengthened enough to be designated as Tropical Storm Laura. And, in a major development, the center of the system has reformed much further south, changing its likely trajectory …
Read More »A 6-year-old girl is now the youngest person to die from COVID-19 in Florida
A 6-year-old girl has become the youngest person known to have died at COVID-19 in Florida. Eight children under the age of 18 have died from the virus in Florida, according to the Department of Health’s pediatric report. The child was a resident of Hillsborough County and died this week …
Read More »The wrath of the Florida Keys’ local population is set to release 750m of mosquitoes
Some Florida Keys residents are worried about plans to release more than 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes in the region to fight disease. The Florida Keys’ Mosquito Control District on Tuesday gave final approval to the plan, which will be implemented in 2021 and 2022. The transgenic insects, classified as …
Read More »Plan to release 750M GMO mosquitoes goes away
(News) – Male mosquitoes do not bite humans – but Florida Keys residents are still worried about plans to release 750 million of them in a mouse control project starting next year. The plan to release genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes received final approval from local authorities on Tuesday night, …
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