On Tuesday night, Jacksonville City Council members are set to vote on a proposed ordinance that would create a special development review board for Northeast Jacksonville, despite facing some council opposition. Ordinance 2024-0851, introduced by Councilmember Mike Gay, aims to protect the area from overdevelopment and give people in the neighborhood a chance to weigh in on how development is conducted.

Because Florida's shorelines provide important nesting habitats for several species of threatened and endangered sea turtles, beachgoers can have a significant impact on the success of this year’s nesting season.

A new study reassures people that the nightmare disaster movie scenario of Atlantic Ocean currents collapsing, with weather running amok putting Europe in a deep freeze, looks unlikely this century thanks to a rescue from around Antarctica.

A city council member will reintroduce a proposal that aims to create a special development review board for Northeast Jacksonville.

The U.S. Coast Guard has been searching for tar balls that began showing up on Florida beaches over the weekend.

The Southwestern Caribbean Sea system continues to show signs of development.

The Southwestern Caribbean Sea system continues to show signs of development.

There is a 40% chance of formation over the next 7 days.

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Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key in Sarasota County Wednesday night as a powerful Category 3 storm, bringing with it 120 mph winds and a devastating storm surge.

The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Milton is intensifying and will likely be a major hurricane before it slams into the storm-ravaged Florida coast, most likely on Wednesday.

Forecasters say Hurricane Kirk has strengthened into a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and waves caused by it could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions this weekend.

Forecasters say Hurricane Kirk has strengthened into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to grow rapidly into a major hurricane.

As remnants of powerful Hurricane Helene dissipates, we turn our focus back to the Atlantic Ocean.

A key employee with the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic has pushed back at a question about whether OceanGate felt a sense of “desperation” to complete the dives because of the high price tag.

Last year, five people hoping to view the Titanic wreckage died when their submersible imploded deep in the Atlantic Ocean.

A paid passenger on an expedition to the Titanic with the company that owned the Titan submersible testified before a U.S. Coast Guard investigatory panel Friday that the mission he took part in was aborted due to an apparent mechanical failure.

A Flood Warning has been issued for Duval and Nassau counties until 3:45 p.m. as more rain moves in from the Atlantic Ocean adding to the already saturated soil.

As of Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center was tracking three tropical systems, from the Gulf of Mexico to just off the coast of Africa.

As of Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center was tracking three tropical systems, from the Gulf of Mexico to just off the coast of Africa.

More rain is on the way and below normal highs topping off in the upper 80s. Thunderstorms are likely to develop this afternoon with localized flooding possible, especially in areas that received heavy downpours and accumulation on Thursday.

A dramatic drop in Atlantic water temperature may change the outcome of a hyperactive hurricane season.

Two people who drowned off South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island where rip current warnings related to Hurricane Ernesto were posted have been identified as Ohio men.

Ernesto has regained hurricane status as the storm churns away from Bermuda and heads farther out into the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Ernesto was being felt this weekend along much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, even with the storm hundreds of miles offshore and crossing Bermuda.

Hurricane Ernesto has weakened into a tropical storm as it moves away from Bermuda over open waters of the Atlantic after crossing over the tiny British territory early in the day with heavy rains and strong winds.

Tropical Storm Ernesto is poised to become a hurricane after brushing past Puerto Rico as officials closed schools, opened shelters and moved dozens of the U.S. territory’s endangered parrots into hurricane-proof rooms.

Tropical Storm Ernesto has formed in the Atlantic.

The Atlantic Ocean is swirling again in nearly the same spot as the last few named storms.

Tropical Storm Debby is still pushing bad weather up the East Coast, but floodwaters are starting to recede in South Carolina.

It’s an area of low atmospheric pressure, thunderstorms and wind sloshing out of the Caribbean Sea into the Gulf of Mexico.

Forecasters say a tropical depression over Cuba is growing better organized and is likely to bring drenching rain and coastal flooding to much of Florida’s Gulf Coast.

The National Hurricane Center is following an area of disturbed weather over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean that will likely interact with an approaching tropical wave over the next few days.

Beryl has grown into a hurricane in the Atlantic and is forecast to strengthen into a major storm as it nears the Caribbean.

Unanswered questions linger a year after the implosion of the Titan submersible during its deep-sea voyage to the wreckage of the Titanic.

Extreme heat alerts are in effect for tens of millions of people in the United States as cities including Chicago break heat records.

The deadly implosion of an experimental submersible en route to the deep-sea grave of the Titanic last June has not dulled the desire for ocean exploration.

Six northern Europe countries bordering the North Sea have signed an agreement to work together to protect underwater infrastructure in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean from an increased risk of sabotage.

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Scientists have confirmed the presence of a whale off New England that went extinct in the Atlantic Ocean two centuries ago.

An abrupt shutdown of Atlantic Ocean currents that could put large parts of Europe in a deep freeze is looking a bit more likely and closer than before as a new complex computer simulation finds a “cliff-like” tipping point looming in the future.

Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden are back on Earth, ending a private three-week trip to the International Space Station.

A senior Spanish official says the deployment of two Spanish surveillance planes to watch for migrant boats heading on the treacherous route from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands has enabled authorities to stop 59 canoes from Senegal and Gambia.

In Florida, this year has been a tale of two states as far as rainfall totals, with the southeast coast deluged by sometimes-record rainfall and much of the Gulf coast facing a major precipitation deficit.

It's been a record-breaking year for sea turtles in Florida.

October was the fifth straight month that Earth set a record for the hottest month in recorded history.

Environmental groups are urging a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of an international meeting in Jamaica where an obscure U.N. body will debate the issue amid fears it could soon authorize the world’s first license to harvest minerals from the ocean floor.

Tropical Storm Rina has formed in the Atlantic Ocean on the heels of Tropical Storm Philippe.

Communities along the U.S. East Coast are preparing for the arrival of heavy rain, flooding and high winds from an approaching storm.

Forecasters in Bermuda are warning of dangerous swells and rip currents as Hurricane Nigel spun through open waters in the northern Atlantic.

The outer bands of Hurricane Lee are starting to lash Bermuda as big surf pounded the island, with the Category 2 storm expected to make landfall on the coast of New England or Atlantic Canada over the weekend.

Hurricane Lee is whipping up waves of more than 15 feet as the Category 3 storm cranks through open waters just north of the Caribbean region.

Experts say that Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology.

Hurricane Lee is charging through warm Atlantic waters and threatening to unleash heavy swells across the northeast Caribbean.

Tropical Storm Lee has strengthened into a hurricane as it churns through the open waters of the Atlantic on a path that would take it near the northeast Caribbean.

Four astronauts are back on Earth after a six-month stay at the International Space Station.

Floridians pray that when Idalia hits the Gulf Coast it won’t join the long list of destructive Atlantic Ocean storms whose names started with “I.”.

Welcome to August, a month that traditionally features heat, storms and a big uptick in Atlantic tropical activity.

A system of ocean currents that transports heat northward across the North Atlantic could collapse this century, according to a new study.

OceanGate produced a collection of pictures and footage taken from the Titanic wreckage that is narrated by Rory Golden, a Titanic dive veteran and expert.

Record ocean heat has invaded Florida with a vengeance.

Ocean heatwaves are underway across part of the world’s oceans and are forecast to increase. These heatwaves could have an impact on tropical activity, climate and marine life.

Has this ever happened to you? If so, you know what I’m talking about. If not, here’s some advice on how to best deal with ocean tar.

Scorching heat blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and another in Louisiana is blanketing more of the Southeast.

Tropical Storm Cindy has formed behind Tropical Storm Bret.

About an hour and a half into its voyage, a missing submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic lost communications.

In a race against the clock on the high seas, an expanding international armada of ships and airplanes searched Tuesday for a submersible that vanished in the North Atlantic while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic.

Tropical Storm Bret is growing stronger as it takes aim at islands in the eastern Caribbean that are bracing for torrential rainfall, landslides and flooding.

More than 14,000 pounds of cocaine seized.

The Weather Authority talked one-on-one with National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan, about his concerns with local complacency during the 2023 hurricane season.

The Central Gulf will be the Spot to Watch at the Opening of Hurricane Season

Smoke from wildfires in Canada is reaching the United States with poor air quality.

Deep-sea researchers have completed the first full-size digital scan of the Titanic, showing the entire wreck in unprecedented detail and clarity.

The world's oceans are suddenly considerably hotter than just a month or two ago and well above record levels.

Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia are perfect places to celebrate Earth Day and all of the wonderful nature experiences we live in.

The federal government says endangered Atlantic salmon can coexist with dams on a river in Maine, dealing a blow to environmentalists who want to remove the dams.

The U.S. military says it has ended its search for airborne objects that were shot down near Deadhorse, Alaska, and over Lake Huron on Feb. 10 and 12.

The foreign affairs committee of China's ceremonial parliament is accusing American lawmakers of trampling on the sovereignty of other nations after the United States passed a measure condemning a suspected Chinese spy balloon's intrusion into U.S. airspace.

A loggerhead sea turtle named Rocky was released into the Atlantic Ocean after spending six weeks rehabbing at Florida’s Loggerhead Marinelife Center.

China says it will enact measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast.

British officials and space scientists say they are disappointed but not deterred after the first attempt to launch satellites into orbit from the U.K. ended in failure.

Virgin Orbit says a mission to launch the first satellites into orbit from Western Europe has suffered an “anomaly."

For the surfing Santas off Florida’s central coast, the Atlantic Ocean felt more like the North Pole than the Sunshine State as temperatures plunged to around freezing, while freeze warnings were in place for at least half of the state.

From the National Hurricane Center:

Four astronauts are back on Earth after spending almost six months at the International Space Station.

Some retailers are taking lobster off the menu after an assessment from an influential conservation group that the seafood poses too much of a risk to rare whales and should be avoided.

News4JAX Insiders know, from the Weather Authority’s newsletters since July, that it would not be until late August before we would see our next named storm.

The tropics have been very quiet through the month of July.

Naval Station Mayport might be on track to keep several ships threatened with decommissioning.

Federal meteorologists say the Atlantic should expect another extra busy hurricane season this year.

Hurricane season is still officially beginning on June 1st, but often times we see sub-tropical (winter, cold core) systems develop over the Atlantic Ocean and then drift southward over tropical warm waters. After a few days of spinning over these warmer waters, prest-o-change-o and we end up with a hybrid system that the National Hurricane Center ultimately names, even before the official start of hurricane season.

An exhausted swimmer was pulled from the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday off Hanna Park, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

Veterans from Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach raised more than $850,000 in their 51-day journey across the Atlantic Ocean.

The last of a new class of warships has departed a Maine shipyard.

Spanish rescuers have saved and disembarked more than 400 migrants and asylum seekers to the Canary Islands in the past two days as they attempted to reach the Atlantic Ocean archipelago from West Africa on overcrowded and often unsafe boats.

Hundreds of people in Spain’s Canary Islands are fearing for their homes and property after a new lava stream from an erupting volcano threatened to engulf another neighborhood on the island of La Palma.

The volcano on Spain’s La Palma island keeps spewing out endless streams of lava with no signs of ceasing three weeks since its initial eruption.

Spain’s prime minister has vowed to rebuild the island of La Palma, where a volcano eruption has spewed molten lava and a thick cloud of pyroclastic ash for two weeks.

Hurricane Sam has strengthened again to a powerful Category 4 storm.

Hurricane Sam is a powerful Category 3 storm in the Atlantic but it poses no threat to land as it loops northward in the Atlantic.