With the Atlantic Ocean heating to levels normally seen in August, NOAA just issued its most aggressive pre-season hurricane forecast in history “The key this year, as in any year, is to get prepared and stay prepared,” said Rick Spinrad, NOAA Read more: tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

The Marked Man - An innocent man's exoneration after 37 years in prison revealed a rash of serial killings in 1983 Tampa. Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com/news/crime/202…

This project from Christopher Spata Dan Sullivan and Claire McNeill spans more than 16,000 words and is worth every last one of them!!! Check out the Marked Man. tampabay.com/news/crime/202…

📅 On Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT, reporters Christopher Spata and Dan Sullivan will join Robert DuBoise on @reddit_ama to answer your questions about The Marked Man. Our special report details DuBoise’s story and how his unlikely freedom, after serving 37 years in prison for a murder he

Today, June 1, is the official start of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs through November 30. We're happy to report that the tropics look like they'll stay relatively quiet for at least the next 7 days! nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin…

1/ Our #wastewater dashboard is now LIVE with #H5 flu data from 41 states. Our assay detects H5 #avianflu related to the #H5N1 outbreak in cattle. This testing is a critical #publichealth tool to differentiate seasonal flu from flu related to #HPAI. data.wastewaterscan.org

Thank you to our contributing writers: Diana Fuentes, Lily Jamali, Connor Sheets, Keri Blakinger, Brittny Mejia, Langston Taylor, Sam Ogozalek, nakylah carter, Jeremy Rogalski and Julian Rubinstein. IRE editorial director @dougmeigs edited this issue.

Look at Pinellas County. Think of how much development this area has seen in the 100+ years since the last landfall (1921) As the county’s recovery manager told me recently: People will be “wildly surprised by the devastation” with even a Cat 1 when our time comes

An ocean drone recorded video in Hurricane #Beryl. Here’s what it saw. tampabay.com/hurricane/2024… Tampa Bay Times

.Dept. of Agriculture continues to insist that the #H5N1 #birdflu outbreak in cows can be stopped. Serious question: How do you stop transmission when you don't know where the virus is? statnews.com/2024/07/16/bir…

My profile of tornado chaser Reed Timmer, the speeding, screaming, occasionally manure-splattered face of extreme weather in America, and an inspiration for the main character in the new film 'Twisters.' nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Some personal news: After a terrific two years Tampa Bay Times, this was my first week POLITICO as a transportation reporter. I’ll be anchoring the team’s daily newsletter and focusing on technology issues. Excited to be in Washington, D.C.! Tips and more: [email protected]

NEW: A federal judge ruled today that the CDC has likely been illegally deleting lower-level employees’ emails, in violation of federal record keeping law. He has approved a preliminary injunction to end the practice. w/ Josh Gerstein politico.com/news/2024/08/0…

How the NTSB may operate, post-Chevron subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

Texas sues General Motors over car data tracking ow.ly/7RCh105FjZV

Student journalists are doing important work on their campuses. Here's an example from The Alligator UF College of Journalism and Communications: Sasse’s spending spree: Former UF president channeled millions to GOP allies, secretive contracts alligator.org/article/2024/0…

NEW: Former aide sues Texas Rep. Troy Nehls, alleging he was forced out because he’s gay politico.com/news/2024/08/1…

Nine top donors and administrators say former UF President Ben Sasse's increasingly tense relationship with Board of Trustees chair Mori Hosseini led to his unexpected departure from the university in July. alligator.org/article/2024/0…

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‘A bureaucratic soup’: Lawmakers fret over losing the next moon race to China ++ comments made at Chamber of Commerce’s aerospace event today on the launch licensing. ⁦Sam Ogozalek⁩ & me subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…