SpaceX night launch boosts Starlink satellites from Florida

Update: SpaceX’s latest batch of Starlink Internet satellites lifts off at 11:58 PM EDT Sunday, July 9! The successful launch and landing on the 16th of this booster paves the way for another mission currently scheduled to start on Thursday, July 13. See the latest on our launch schedule here. — Follow live updates as … Read more

Sahara Air Layer 2023 bound for Florida, will affect air quality

Sahara Air Layer 2023 bound for Florida, will affect air quality

Noticing a hazy look in Florida’s usually blue skies? It could be dust transported from the African desert of the Sahara, which makes the journey up to the southeastern states. The first Saharan dust plume to hit Florida this summer is headed our way this weekend and has the potential to impact air quality and … Read more

Invasive animals of Florida, plants have increased their range after Ian

A non-native cane toad is documented by FGCU researchers and volunteers off Three Oaks Parkway on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. A USGS report suggests the species has expanded its range in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

Hurricane Ian hit Southwest Florida nearly a year ago and the region hasn’t been the same since. And the impacts extend beyond the obvious human tolls as the storm likely drove dozens of invasive species into new areas of southwest Florida, according to a United State Geological Survey, or USGS, report released last week. So, … Read more