Scientists are sounding the alarm about growing dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond. Dead zones are areas of water with hypoxia, or dangerously low levels of oxygen. Dead zones are caused by ...

Hurricane Rafael remained a "powerful compact hurricane" as it slowly churned in the central Gulf of Mexico, U.S. forecasters said Friday. According to the latest update from the National ...

About 17% of crude oil production and 7% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut in response to Hurricane Rafael, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said on ...

RAFAEL'S HISTORY IN THE GULF OF MEXICO Rafael was named a Tropical Depression on November 4 at 10 a.m. when it was 310 miles southwest of Jamaica. The storm became a Category 1 hurricane on ...

HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Rafael weakened into a tropical storm Friday as it swirled through the Gulf of Mexico where it was expected to break apart after plowing through Cuba, knocking out the ...

The NHC said swells generated by the remnant low are expected to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions along the Gulf of Mexico through the weekend. The remnant low is expected to ...

Hurricane Rafael had regained some strength and organization by Thursday afternoon as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico after crossing Cuba and weakening the day before, according to the ...

Rafael Dissolves Into a Low Pressure System in the Gulf of Mexico After Hitting Cuba as a Hurricane MIAMI (AP) — Rafael has weakened into a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico after ...

Editor's note: Hurricane Rafael has emerged in the Gulf of Mexico after making landfall in Cuba. Updates on this story have moved here. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Rafael made ...

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to dissipate in the Gulf of Mexico before it reaches land but could generate life-threatening rip currents along the Gulf Coast through the weekend, forecasters ...

Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean south of Jamaica, sparking a round of evacuations from US offshore oil and natural gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.