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WEBThe Polaris Dawn spacewalk is SpaceX’s ‘risky adventure’. Geoff Brumfiel. , September 10, 2024. New spacesuits, untested astronauts, and a lot that can go wrong make this five-day mission unusually complex, but with a potentially great reward. Miami-Dade Police.
Bicentennial Spotlight: How Florida Became a U.S. Territory
WEBJul 1, 2021 · Florida officially became part of the United States in July of 1821. But, the transfer from Spain was decades in the making. “It seems really good in 1783. There’s a lot of promise. The Spanish are optimistic,” says Dr. Brian Rucker, describing the mood at the beginning of Pensacola’s Second Spanish Period, after General Bernardo de ...
RadioLive - WUWF
WEBRadioLive. RadioLive is the first Thursday of each month at the Museum of Commerce in downtown Historic Pensacola. The show is live on-air at 88.1FM and begins promptly at 6 p.m. Seating is first come first serve, and opens when soundcheck is complete. Soundcheck begins at 4 p.m. and typically lasts 30-45 mins.
Local News - WUWF
WEBSep 10, 2024 · A Florida county is in talks to acquire a storied but aging ocean liner in a proposed deal that could create the largest artificial reef in the world. But the plan hit a snag Tuesday, after local officials in coastal Okaloosa County in the Florida panhandle postponed a vote on the plan to buy and purposefully sink the SS United States. Local News.
An interactive map shows how storm surge could impact your area
WEBSep 27, 2022 · To help prepare residents for what they can expect, the National Hurricane Center has an interactive map that shows the impact storm surge can have along Florida's coast, as well as along the Eastern seaboard and in the Gulf of Mexico to Texas. The map lets users toggle between a simulation of the various …
1821: How Slavery Changed From Spain To America - WUWF
WEBJul 20, 2021 · The American plantation system came into being in Florida after Spain ceded the territory to the United States in 1821. Barbero places the first such properties in and around what’s now Tallahassee, by out-of-territory origins. “Plantation owners in South Carolina, in Georgia, and Virginia had long looked at Florida as a possible place to ...
The Gulf of Mexico is record hot. Here’s what that means for
WEBAug 21, 2023 · The Gulf of Mexico is experiencing record-hot average water temperatures this summer, bringing coral bleaching and fish kills to the Florida Keys. As the heat has crept to Tampa Bay, residents are starting to see and feel the effects. During July, average water surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico …
Oil Spill 2010: The Health Of The Gulf - WUWF
WEBJun 15, 2020 · The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was an attack on the health of the Gulf and there were many efforts to clean up the damage. But a researcher from UWF says Mother Nature likely did the biggest clean-up job. At the time of the oil spill, it was estimated that the economic impact of the Gulf of Mexico in the U.S. and Mexico was around $234 billion ...
Pensacola Woman Going On National Stage With ‘She Went To War’
WEBOct 23, 2019 · “I thought I was going to be a badass,” she said. “It was two years after 9/11 and I wanted to do something good for my country.” In 2005, during a tour in Iraq, she was injured during an RPG attack, which fractured her ribs, two cervical vertebrae, and two lumbar vertebrae.
Florida Prepaid offers new incentives for college savings
WEBApr 28, 2022 · Families that enroll in a Prepaid Plan prior to April 30, 2022, will earn a bonus that can be used toward additional college expenses. For each year of college or university Prepaid Plan purchased, Florida Prepaid will put $125 into a Florida 529 Savings Plan, up to $500. “We really value the investment that families are making in their ...