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Three water spouts formed Sunday night in Manatee County near the Skyway Bridge and Egmont Key. Meteorologist Mike Prangley explains how they formed.
TAMPA, Fla. — A strategic barrier island at the mouth of Tampa Bay has a darker history of war unseen. Egmont Key was host to what historians call a concentration camp for the Seminole Indians ...
P.E.I. is once again painted red on the political map after all four of the province's federal ridings were won by Liberal candidates in Monday's federal election. Three incumbents and one rookie ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — One of Tampa Bay’s most beloved islands has reopened to the public after months of cleanup and recovery from last year’s hurricanes. Egmont Key State Park ...
Egmont Key could be a harbinger of what is to come for our warming world. Scientists say rising sea levels could dramatically alter the map of the United States by the end of the century. The ...
Egmont Key is a bellwether, an observable Ground Zero for local sea level rise, our canary in the climate-change coal mine. The island you see today from the top of the Sunshine Skyway bridge is ...
The Shell Key Shuttle leaves Merry Pier at Pass-a-Grille on Southern St. Pete Beach. Check online for times and fees. Egmont Key State Park (Recently reopened after hurricane cleanup.) The beaches ...
One Response to “Egmont Key is more fascinating than we could ever imagine”. Patrick Mundus January 17th, 2025 . Thank you for the piece about Egmont Key. A few comments for clarification regarding ...
Egmont Key's once pristine beaches are now a wasteland of debris. Parts and pieces from here and elsewhere show an island crying out for help. Nails, barely visible, stand at attention on the ...
Siesta Key is a prosperous strip of white sand beaches home to 5,500 people about 70 miles south of Tampa. The hurricane pounded the coast with ferocious winds of over 100mph and heavy rain ...