"Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water," the NWS warned in its official coastal hazard statement, adding that beachgoers should swim near ...

Florida’s coastline is about to get mapped, and it’s all thanks to two unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) launched in St. Petersburg. The USVs, managed by the company Saildrone, are helping the ...

Millions of residents and visitors across Florida are under advisories this week as rip current risks surge along the state's Gulf and Atlantic coasts, prompting warnings of life-threatening ocean ...

Florida is one of the states most vulnerable to rising sea levels due to its extensive coastline and low-lying topography. The map shows that coastal areas in the south of Florida are most at risk ...

Idalia reached hurricane status Tuesday and is expected to continue to intensify as it drives a potentially deadly storm surge toward the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf Coast. Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

The map documents landfall after landfall in Texas, the Gulf Coast, Florida and the southern East Coast. That's about 2,000 miles of coastline covered in dot after dot, marking landfall after ...

Through the use of LIDAR or Light Detection and Ranging, a small metallic device mounted on the drone shoots out over 200 lasers per second to accurately map Southwest Florida’s coastline.

Forecasters are watching a potential system that could develop off the coasts of Florida. Plus, what to expect from Tropical ...

Atlantic hurricane season has officially kicked off, and early forecasts indicate that disaster preparations should be made now.

The map documents landfall after landfall in Texas, the Gulf Coast, Florida and the southern East Coast. That's about 2,000 miles of coastline covered in dot after dot, marking landfall after ...

Item 1 of 9 Residents walk down a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia in Tarpon Springs, Florida, U.S., August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Adrees Latif ...

Two ocean drones launched to map Florida's coastline for the first time “At 2,170 kilometers long, Florida’s coastline is second only to Alaska among U.S. states,” the company says.