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Florida Has It All: Hurricanes, Toxic Algae, and Stifling Heat

(Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. No one really knew what would happen when Hurricane Michael hit Florida’s red tide. The toxic algae bloom has plagued Florida’s Gulf Coast this year, killing fish,…

This Amazing True-Crime Story Involves Bees, Thieves, and Almonds

Honeybees return to a hive at an apiary in California’s Central Valley. Bees have become big business in California, as they are an essential ingredient in the state’s yearly almond harvest.Paul Kuroda for Reveal Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by the Reveal. It appears here as part of…

Here’s Why Hurricane Michael Is Especially Terrifying

Joe Raedle/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Hurricane Michael—with its 145 mph winds—has made landfall and it’s set to become the strongest hurricane on record to hit the Florida Panhandle. Coming on the heels of Florence, which inundated the Carolinas with record rainfall and led to at least 17 deaths, Michael is especially dangerous because…