When storms were hammering most of Florida on Tuesday, the weather service's alert radio system for Melbourne and Orlando went off the air, one for more than four hours. ...more

February 14, 2008

TAMPA - When storms were hammering most of Florida on Tuesday, the weather service's alert radio system for Melbourne and Orlando went off the air, one for more than four hours. ...more

February 13, 2008

What's that crackling noise? It's the voice of the sun. That's right, our neighboring star is making plenty of clatter, and scientists expect it to get louder this year after the start this month of a new solar cycle. The racket is likely to cause disruptions to cell phones and the world's satellite communications and power grids. ...more

January 28, 2008

ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA - Scientists are trying to figure out what killed an endangered newborn right whale that washed up on a Volusia County beach. ...more

January 28, 2008

Global warming could reduce how many hurricanes hit the United States, according to a new federal study that clashes with other research. ...more

January 23, 2008

A new solar cycle is under way. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday that the first sunspot of a new 11-year cycle has appeared in the sun's northern hemisphere. ...more

January 5, 2008

Regarding "Vets Euthanize Sickly Whale" (Metro, Jan. 2): Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently tried to save an ailing sperm whale that was found near the mouth of Tampa Bay. The whale was towed to shore, and reportedly will be buried. ...more

January 4, 2008

The sperm whale drifting in the shallows near the mouth of Tampa Bay looked thin, even at nearly 17 tons. It didn't appear to be injured, but it grew sicklier as the hours passed. ...more

January 2, 2008

Veterinarians today euthanized the 25-foot sperm whale stuck in shallow water near the mouth of Tampa Bay. ...more

January 1, 2008

Marine biologists are tracking a rare visitor off St. Pete Beach. A charter fisherman spotted a 25-foot-long sperm whale less than one-half mile offshore Sunday. ...more

December 31, 2007