We’ve all seen the stories about how coral reefs, thanks to extremely high water temperatures, are experiencing a bleaching event like never before. Less talked about is how these high temps have accelerated a deadly disease that has threatened corals for years.
Beer is big at Oktoberfest events taking place across South Florida, including in Oakland Park from Oct. 6-8 at Jaco Pastorius Park, 4000 Dixie Highway, Oakland Park, where you can load up on bratwurst, pretzels and potato pancakes.
Meteorologist Jason Dunion recalls feeling like a feather in the wind aboard a Hurricane Hunter aircraft during Hurricane Dorian, a 2019 storm that devastated the northern Bahamas. “I felt like we were at the edge of Mother Nature,” he said.
Lanakila means "victory" in Hawaiian. Iki means "child of,” so the Lanakila Ski Outrigger Canoe Club is a child of victory, according to the group’s website. The group’s mission: honoring Hawaiian culture through the Polynesian sport of outrigger canoeing.
With the waves inside the 49-foot-long Air-Sea Interaction Saltwater Tank (ASIST) looking like small ripples rushing to a shoreline, Katie Simi, a University of Miami doctoral student, stood on a small step ladder and dropped a clump of sargassum seaweed into the current.
Up and down the state, Florida’s coastal cities hold monthly beach cleanups that count on the public to pick up debris.

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