Gulf Of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico fire: Blaze caused by gas pipeline rupture brought under control

The accident gave rise to the strange sight of roiling balls of flame boiling up from below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico

Red Brittle Star, cousin to Starfish, does not have eyes but uses cells in its body to see

The sea urchin is the only other creature to possess this extraocular vision that uses cells in the body to sense light.

Oil down for a second day as US Gulf of Mexico output returns

Both contracts last week made their biggest weekly gains in three weeks as US oil inventories fell and diplomatic tensions rose in the Middle East.

Largest seaweed bloom yet stretches 8,850 km from West Africa to Gulf of Mexico

Researchers do not know the exact reason for their growth but they hypothesis that it caused due to an increase in nutrients.

Massive oil spill in Gulf of Mexico finally getting contained nearly 14 years later

The oil spill occurred in 2004 when hurricane Ivan caused an underwater mudslide.

Cuba: Three killed, 172 inured after tornado hits Havana; emergency teams working to restore power to blacked-out areas

People described the Havana tornado as having "the sound of a jet engine," and reported feeling changes in the environmental pressure when it arrived.

Hurricane Michael kills 30 in four US states: 20 dead in Florida as authorities fear toll could rise

Hurricane Michael killed at least 30 people in four states, as the storm made its way through the southeastern United States last week, new local estimates showed on Tuesday.

Florida braces for Hurricane Michael as it strengthens to Category 4 storm; Donald Trump declares state emergency

The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Michael is expected to slam ashore later in the day along the Florida Panhandle

Hurricane Nate makes landfall at US Gulf Coast as Category 1 storm; threatens torrential rain, flooding

Hurricane Nate made landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River as a Category 1 storm packing winds of 85 miles per hour on Saturday night

Hurricane Irma hits Category 5, makes first landfall in northeast Carribean Islands

The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane Irma in recorded history made its first landfall in the islands of the northeast Caribbean churning along a path pointing to Puerto Rico