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Mega Seaweed Clump Invades Florida with Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Threat of Flesh-Eating Bacteria in Seaweed Onslaught Along Florida Beaches Alfred Hitchcock would be intrigued by the 5,000-mile-wide blob of seaweed looming across the Atlantic and washing up on Florida's beaches. But the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is harboring a real-life threat: Vibrio bacteria. Marine biologists from Florida Atlantic…

Memorial Day Storm Threatens Southeast & Mid-Atlantic Regions

Storm System Threatens Southeast Coast over Memorial Day Weekend An area of storminess developing off the Southeast coast could spread gusty winds, rain, and rough seas for coastal areas from Florida to Delaware between Thursday and Memorial Day. It could also mean wet weather at times for Raleigh, N.C.; Richmond; Washington and Baltimore. The…