Welcome to the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially begins today Here’s what NOAA is predicting this year: tampabay.com/hurricane/2023… w/ Michaela Mulligan

I’m seeing lots of forecast cones and tropical blobs in my feed today ..Which means now is a good time to brush up on your hurricane forecast literacy & what it all means Re-upping this story, w/ Michaela Mulligan tampabay.com/hurricane/2023…

We’ve come to expect a lot from Florida weather. Sweltering heat — sure. Severe thunderstorms — been there, done that. Meteotsunami — I’m sorry, what? Via Michaela Mulligan tampabay.com/weather/2023/0…

“We’re definitely in uncharted territory in terms of the extremely warm Atlantic combined with the El Niño,” said Philip Klotzbach. Hurricane forecasters now predict ‘above-average’ season. Blame a hot Atlantic. tampabay.com/hurricane/2023… w/ Michaela Mulligan:

.NOAA just increased the chances for an “above normal” hurricane season For now, it’s quiet in the Atlantic. No tropical cyclone formation is expected in the next 7 days, per National Hurricane Center Use that extra time to prepare for peak season tampabay.com/hurricane/2023… w/Michaela Mulligan

Though I'm usually pretty tired of them by early fall, the afternoon and evening storms that form in Tampa Bay almost every day during the summer are majestic and they cool us off. So where have they been this summer? Michaela Mulligan explains. tampabay.com/weather/2023/0…

The tropics are stirrin' Here's the most up-to-date info about potential impacts to Florida next week: tampabay.com/hurricane/2023… w/@michela_mull

Tampa’s lush tree canopy has shrunk in the last decade by an amount roughly equivalent to clear-cutting four Davis Islands. It has plunged to a level that experts say could have consequences for public health. Via Michaela Mulligan tampabay.com/news/tampa/202…

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Hurricane Idalia killed a dozen people and caused $3.6 billion in damage Notably, a water gauge recorded water rising 7 feet in just one hour along the Steinhatchee River Those takeaways on the National Hurricane Center report, and more, here: tampabay.com/hurricane/2024… w/ Michaela Mulligan

"In May last year, which kicked off a summer that shattered heat records in the Tampa Bay area, 3 people came to that ER for heat illnesses This May, which also broke heat records, the number of patients seeking help for heat sickness skyrocketed to 21" tampabay.com/news/weather/2…

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Fascinating story by Michaela Mulligan about weather modification -- its history, what's real, what's not and why some people want it banned in Florida. tampabay.com/news/weather/2…

Happy #EarthDay2025 everyone. Allow me to piggyback on today’s festivities to notify you of an important venture undertaken by the Tampa Bay Times. This spring we’ve created the Environment Hub, a concentration of our environmental reporting into a core coverage area. Why?

Hello all, the annual fundraising drive for the Tampa Bay Times is this week and our goal is to raise $175,000 to help fund our work. I’m going to share a little about our team each day.

While many people have stayed in Tampa Bay after last year's hurricanes, some have left. They are spread across the country. Michaela Mulligan and Max Chesnes talked to a bunch of them about why they decided to go. tampabay.com/hurricane/2025…

There were a lot of moving parts on this story today, but we pulled it all together. Proud of this comprehensive follow-up w/ Jack Prator Michaela Mulligan Alexa Coultoff Tony Marrero Emily Wunderlich Dirk Shadd of Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com/news/breaking-…

"Then a jagged rostrum breached from below the murky water." What a tale from Jack Prator Michaela Mulligan Douglas Clifford and Jeff Woo about the extraordinary effort by Havenworth Coastal Conservation with assists from @myfwc NOAA Fisheries to save an endangered sawfish tampabay.com/news/environme…

I was a little surprised when I learned that so many local county pet shelters were not air-conditioned -- then again, maybe not. Cool to see that people come together when the pups really need it, though. Good story from Michaela Mulligan Douglas Clifford tampabay.com/news/environme…

“So many times I’ve heard, ‘Well, if it’s a major hurricane, then I’ll start paying attention.’ And that concerns me,” says Jennifer Collins of University of South Florida Via Max Chesnes Michaela Mulligan tampabay.com/hurricane/2025…