Always careful to take up practical, non-partisan causes instead of throwing partisan bombs, Sen. Bill Nelson has made Florida’s invasive python problem one of his key issues. So now the man we’ve dubbed Senator Spacesnakes is actually taking on the problem directly. He’s joining Florida’s controversial python hunting challenge, and…
The animals at Zoo Miami were reminded of their own mortality in a big way on Monday; once again warned that every second that ticks by is a second closer to their own unavoidable death.Reminded that one day they too will end up like Mohan the rhino and Tevy the…
Yesterday it was confirmed that 2012 was indeed the hottest year on record in the Lower 48, and yes maybe global warming may mean doom and gloom for the future of humanity.But don’t worry. There’s a cute side to the story. Thanks to a warmer winter, fewer manatees died in…
Does slogging around a foreboding, swampy wilderness searching for man-hungry pythons that can grow longer than a city block sound like your idea of a fun weekend? For hundreds of people from around the country, the answer is a resounding yes.More than 400 souls who have apparently never seen cinematic…
Although Hurricane Sandy did not, as some meteorologists and media folks predicted, cause the earth to split asunder and drown us all in magma, it did put a pretty big hurt on New York City and the rest of the Northeast. In Gotham, the toll was massive: Flooding all over lower…
The morning of Monday, October 29 dawned cloudy and a little windy in New York City, which came as a surprise to the eight million or so inhabitants who had expected God himself to be pissing on the city at the break of dawn.The national media had been breathlessly predicting…
Oh hey Northeast, how you doing? Oh, you’re about to get a hurricane. It’s a Category One. We totally didn’t even hear about it. Oh, wait, that’s all we’re hearing about right now.Listen, we’re kind of jealous. A hurricane comes towards Florida and it gets maybe a 30 second mention…
Hurricane Sandy isn’t expected to make landfall in Florida, but the storm will still be annoying as the outer bands hit the southeastern part of the state throughout the day.Miami-Dade is under a tropical storm warning, meaning a lot of rain and wind are expected. The conditions are forecasted to…
There’s no need to raid Publix for water, hurricane shutters, vodka and “Golden Girls” DVDs just yet, but you might as well prepare yourself for a miserable end of the week thanks to Tropical Storm Sandy.The strengthening storm is set to become a Cat 1 hurricane before walloping Jamaica later…
There’s not that much to do over in Naples, Florida, so recording rain pouring down over your lanai seems like a fun idea. That’s what Rita Krill was doing recently when all the sudden the vengeful weather Gods sent a fireball of lightning down into her yard…
Manatees across the waters of Florida can breath a sign of relief. The woman who was caught on camera hitching a ride on back of an endangered sea mammal has turned herself in.Ana Gloria Garcia Gutierrez says that she was new to the area and didn’t think there was anything…
An unidentified woman was seen hitching a ride on the back of a manatee in the waters off Fort De Soto Park in the Tampa Bay area, which runs afoul of the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act.Now authorities are looking for the manatee molester…
If you see a large group of manatees suddenly show up in shallow water and start rubbing up against each other, there’s a good chance they’re humping, and you shouldn’t try to interrupt them.Recently, such a group has appeared near Siesta Beach on Siesta Key, and wildlife officials have had…
Check out our previous coverage of Tropical Storm IsaacAs you probably noticed by looking outside Monday morning and seeing that everything was intact, save some larger-than-usual puddles and broken branches, Tropical Storm Isaac wasn’t exactly an apocalyptic event for Miami. Sure, it did result in some canceled flights, power outages,…
The worst of Tropical Storm Isaac has officially blown through the Keys and into the Gulf this morning, though its sloppy remains are still drenching Dade. Riptide’s storm experts have begun tallying the damage Isaac wrought in Florida: 80,000 or so without power, minor flooding here and there, and dozens…
If you’re like us at Riptide, your eyes have been rolling all morning watching NBC 6, CBS 4, Local 10, and WSVN make fools of themselves reporting on the “awful” conditions brought by Tropical Storm Isaac. Yeah, there’s been some rain and wind, and Miami even experienced some brownouts last night,…
It’s happening, people! Southern Miami-Dade and the Florida Keys are under a hurricane watch as Tropical Storm Isaac keeps moving northwest at 17 mph. The northern part of the county remains under a hurricane warning.The latest NOAA update has the storm making landfall in Cuba with max sustained winds at…
Riptide’s Crack Weather Team has just issued this update on Tropical Storm Isaac: 9:45 AM EST/ Wind shear and disorganized flow have hampered Isaac’s development, but a dip in low pressure means by that this afternoon Isaac will begin inexorably raging with the blind, horrible fury of a pack of…
See also, “Photos: Remembering Hurricane Andrew” and “Hurricane Andrew at 20: Miami Herald Reporters Remember.”Twenty years ago today, Hurricane Andrew made landfall at Elliott Key as a Category Five monster before tearing west through Miami-Dade and leaving $26.5 billion in damage in its wake. In 1992, Miamians didn’t have cell…
Riptide’s crack meteorological team has just issued this update on Tropical Storm Isaac: 09:17:00 AM EST Due to favorable wind shear and hot ocean temps, by Monday TS Isaac is expected to rage with the devastating power of ten thousand nuclear bombs. It will personally find your house, smash each…
Between the cash-hungry strip clubs, the prime-time Rick Scott speech, and the 50,000-plus conservatives and 20,000 protestors squaring off, Tampa is already going to be one insane circus from hell next week. The only thing that could possibly make the Republican National Convention better would be a raging hurricane outside.Which…
The power is off. Your home is lit by candles. You’re drunk from the hurricane party. What else is there to do, quite frankly?So we’re not exactly surprised that 27 percent of Miamians have gotten it on in the midst of a hurricanes. Actually, we’re surprised the percentage isn’t higher…
