gulf of mexico

The NYC hedge fund operators are in hot water for lying about fund performance after a fatal oil rig blast in the Gulf of Mexico.

Scientists from Temple University have found a toxic lake on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico...

Three tropical systems are being watched by the Hurricane Center, including a disorganized tropical wave in the Gulf of Mexico.

A strong tropical wave continues to move through the Caribbean Sea this morning. The threat to the United States coastline is minimal at this time.

More tropical development in the Southwest Gulf of Mexico. The Hurricane Center is watching.

Tropical Depression Four has formed in the Bay of Campeche approximately 800 miles south of the Louisiana coast.

A system that was in the Gulf of Mexico has crossed Florida into the Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters continue to watch it and two other systems in the tropics this morning.

The tropical activity in the Gulf is expected to move into Mexico later today. But, two more systems in the Atlantic are showing potential to become named storms over the next several days.

Hurricane forecasters are watching an area of disturbed weather in the southwest Gulf of Mexico.

The latest forecast models have moved the track of Erika back toward the west and that means closer to a possible interaction with the Gulf of Mexico.

Oil and gas investment in the Gulf continues to be a very cautious affair as the price of crude continues to remain low.

The Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico is significantly larger this year than it has been in previous years.

The Hurricane Center is monitoring a system that is approximately 500 miles south of Lafayette this morning. The greatest threat appears to be heavy rainfall.

The investigation continues into an explosion that claimed the life of one worker and injured three more.

A Houston man taking a fishing trip off the Louisiana coast is now in the state's record books after hauling in a nearly 300 pound fish last weekend.

The Coast Guard says there are no injuries to report.

Rip currents are reportedly to blame for drownings and a disappearance at Gulf Shores, Alabama.

A federal appeals court in New Orleans has refused to overturn a ruling that compels a BP rig supervisor to submit to a medical exam.

Everyone knows that the last two hurricane seasons have been pretty bad. But just how bad were they? Experts say that actually we had just gotten used to an unnaturally low level of hurricane activity, with relatively few major hurricanes hitting the East Coast over the last 30 years.

If you’re planning a waterfront vacation, it may alarm you to know that a new report reveals sewage and storm water pollution in beaches across the US could put your health at risk — and you might be surprised to learn which beaches are the cleanest.