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FILE - Light shines from a total lunar eclipse over Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March

Adithi Ramakrishnan, AP Science Writer Mar 13, 2025

The following AP story was last updated on Mar 8, 2025 at 9:09 a.m. NEW YORK (AP) — A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere. The...

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Enrique Davila crosses the street with his dog, Chula, as heavy snow falls Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

AP: The heaviest snowfall in a decade is possible as a wintry blast roils parts of the US

Patrick Whittle and Brian Witte Jan 6, 2025

The following story was first published by the Associated Press on Jan 5, 2025 at 8:48 p.m. A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of...

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Homes destroyed by Hurricane Milton are seen in Grove City, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

AP: Floridians cleaning up from Hurricane Milton are hampered by a widespread fuel shortage

The following story was first published by the Associated Press on Oct. 10, 2024, at 10:03 p.m.  CORTEZ, Fla. (AP) — Floridians recovering from Hurricane Milton, many of whom were journeying home...

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Highway signage announces the impending arrival of Hurricane Milton and the evacuations zones on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Port Richey, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

AP: What to know about Hurricane Milton as it churns toward Florida’s Gulf Coast

The Associated Press Oct 9, 2024

This story was first published by the Associated Press on Oct. 8, 2024, at 5:33 p.m.  Hurricane Milton strengthened as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida on Tuesday and could wallop...

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Hurricane Milton upgraded to major hurricane - live updates

Hurricane Milton upgraded to major hurricane – live updates

Hurricane Milton has been upgraded to a major Category Four hurricane, according to a  National Hurricane Center 8 a.m. update. The University of North Florida sent out alert yesterday, saying...

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Charles Starling, a lineman with Team Fishel, is pelted with rain as he walks by a row of electrical line trucks stage in a field in The Villages, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in preparation for damage from Hurricane Helene. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

AP: What to know about Hurricane Helene and the flooding the storm left across the Southeast US

Freida Frisaro Sep 27, 2024

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida's sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds across the state's Gulf Coast communities before ripping...

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National Weather Service cone map of Tropical Storm Helene as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24. (NOAA, NWS)

UNF’s Crisis Management Team’s plan for Tropical Storm Helene

Ethan Leckie and Lena Perkins Sep 24, 2024

According to UNF’s Crisis Management Team’s website, the group “works to ensure that UNF is prepared to respond to, recover from, and diminish the effects of a wide variety of disasters that could...

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National Weather Service cone map of Tropical Storm Helene as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24. (NOAA, NWS)

UNF closed Thursday and Friday— Helene live updates

Madelyn Schneider, Editor-in-Chief Sep 24, 2024

All classes and on-campus activities have been canceled for Thursday and Friday, according to a UNF campus alert sent out at 4:52 p.m. All offices will also close. The University plans to resume normal...

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UNF will be closed Monday, new alert says: Tropical Storm Debby live updates

UNF will be closed Monday, new alert says: Tropical Storm Debby live updates

Madelyn Schneider, News Editor Aug 4, 2024

Latest graphics Monday Aug. 5, 4:30 p.m.: A tropical storm warning remains in effect until Monday at 7 p.m. for Coastal Duval county.  NWS extended the tornado watch for Florida’s Clay, Duval,...

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UNF ‘maintaining normal business operations’ Monday: Live updates on Tropical Storm Debby

UNF ‘maintaining normal business operations’ Monday: Live updates on Tropical Storm Debby

Madelyn Schneider, News Editor Aug 4, 2024

Sunday, Aug. 4, 6:10 p.m.: The University of North Florida will be closed on Monday, Aug. 5 per an alert issued after this original article was published. Coverage of UNF's latest campus alert and live...

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UNF issues campus alert: Monitoring Tropical Storm Debby

Madelyn Schneider, News Editor Aug 3, 2024

Updates Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, 5 p.m.: Spinnaker's Tropical Storm Debby updates made after 5 p.m. Sunday can be monitored here. Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, 11:30 a.m.: Jacksonville is now under a tornado...

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Heat waves could be more common as global temperatures rise

Thomas Herrold, Reporter Intern Jul 9, 2024

Florida is known for its humidity and scorching heat, but heat waves and extreme weather may become more common due to global temperature rise.  Last summer was the hottest on average in recorded history...

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