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Florida Adopts New 'Gulf of America' Name

Florida has become the first state to officially refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," following President Donald Trump 's executive order directing federal agencies to adopt the new name. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis used the term in an emergency declaration issued on Monday ahead of a forecast winter storm.

CBS News on MSN · 2h

DeSantis refers to "Gulf of America" in Florida winter storm order, but "Gulf of Mexico" flows through state laws

Part of a legal description of a boundary line of Dixie County, for instance, says it goes "southerly down the thread of the main stream of said Suwannee River to the Gulf of Mexico; thence along said Gulf of Mexico, including the waters of said gulf within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the mouth of the Steinhatchee River."

Orlando Weekly · 18h

In Florida, it's not as simple as just calling it the 'Gulf of America'

At least 55 statutes include references to the Gulf of Mexico, while local-government ordinances also are tied to the traditional name

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Maps show snow totals in Florida, Louisiana, Texas and more states across the southern U.S.

Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of ...

Gulf Coast bracing for rare winter storm with frigid temperatures and snow

Most cities in the region don't have snowplows. Louisiana had 400,000 pounds of salt ready to spread over roads and bridges in preparation for the icy conditions.

Which Southern cities had the most snow? Here are the biggest snow totals by state.

Meteorologists were left speechless Tuesday as record amounts of snow fell along the Gulf Coast. Here’s why it was so snowy.

‘Gulf of Mexico’ name change may be more complicated than just updating a map

After President Donald Trump issued an executive order to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, ...

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