Florida Beaches

Finance

Flesh eating bacteria usually refers to Vibrio vulnificus, a germ that lives in warm coastal water. It can cause severe skin and blood infections when it enters through cuts or...

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wildlife-marine

Sharks are present in Florida coastal waters year-round, but encounters near popular beaches remain rare and seldom dangerous. Most species are small, non-threatening, and ecolo...

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Environment & Outdoors

Several Florida beaches are sometimes closed because of high Enterococcus or other fecal bacteria levels, which health officials measure against state and federal recreational w...

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