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Another Potential Storm Is Brewing in the Gulf of Mexico

If this storm becomes more organized before it moves over land, it would become Tropical Storm Fernand. A potential tropical ...

50% Chance of Gulf system forming bringing heavy rain to Houston, Gulf coast

The National Hurricane Center says there’s now a 50% chance a tropical system could form in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico ...

Gulf weather system shows increased activity, could develop into tropical depression

The weather system, designated AL98, is forecast to move west-northwestward across the southwestern Gulf of Mexico during the ...

As Gulf disturbance nears Friday, deadly rip current risk will rise along Texas beaches

A Gulf disturbance has a low chance of becoming a tropical storm, but it could bring rain, high surf and deadly rip currents ...

NOAA says Gulf of Mexico dead zone is smaller this year

The Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" is smaller than previous measurements and forecasts, NOAA announced. There are 2.8 million ...

Texas oil giants plot enormous Gulf oil well surpassing 40,000 feet

With a name like Bandit, it's got to be a record-breaker. Houston-based energy giant (and uniform patch-level Astros sponsor) ...
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Are Gulf sharks really an ‘overwhelming problem’? It’s complicated, experts say

Scientists are using everything from angler surveys to videos to DNA testing to study shark populations in the Gulf.
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Interior raises cap on state payouts from Gulf energy leases

The Trump administration has raised the cap on how much states can receive from energy leases on the Gulf of Mexico’s Outer Continental Shelf from $500 million to $650 million annually. The funds are ...