Topic: Pensacola Beach
Top galleries, list articles, quizzes
-
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 08/02
-
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/24
-
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/04
-
In Pictures: Sticky mess: The Gulf oil spill's impact on nature
All Content
-
Isaac bears down on Florida, but Keys residents remain sunny
On Sunday, Tropical Storm Isaac skirted the Florida Keys, but barely ruffled residents. The storm is expected to gain strength, and could become a Category 2 hurricane Tuesday or Wednesday.
-
Ex-NASA astronaut killed in jet ski accident
Alan Poindexter, a former US Navy captain and two-time shuttle astronaut, died in a jet ski accident in Pensacola, Florida, NASA said.
-
Static kill plugs Gulf oil spill leak, but much work remains
Static kill: BPs efforts to plug the leak seem to have worked, but it's still too early to declare victory, officials say.
-
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 08/02
-
BP oil spill: How much has bad weather hurt the cleanup?
A week of high winds and waves has interfered with some efforts to contain and clean up the BP oil spill. But key activities have continued with little interruption from bad weather.
-
Gulf oil spill: Will it hit Miami, Fort Lauderdale soon?
Oil is more likely to keep moving east because of the so-called loop current, NOAA officials said in a report issued Friday. The likelihood of the Gulf oil spill soon hitting the Keys and the southeastern coast of Florida is 80 percent, according to the officials.
-
After Gulf swimmers report illness, questions about opening a beach
Hundreds of beachgoers told health officials they felt unwell after swimming last week at oil spill-affected Pensacola Beach, Fla. Scientists cite many unknowns about the safety of swimming and working around the spill.
-
The Monitor's View: Lesson from the Gulf oil spill: Listen to the locals
Up and down the Gulf coast you hear local officials and others complain that they are being ignored in the response to the Gulf oil spill. That must change.
-
Hurricane season bears down on BP Gulf oil spill
The season’s first tropical weather system is disrupting cleanup efforts and has raised the anxiety level along the Gulf Coast. Where's the emergency storm plan, some officials are asking?
-
Gulf oil spill: Could 'toxic storm' make beach towns uninhabitable?
Residents fear mass relocations should a hurricane kick the Gulf oil spill onto resort towns. ‘Hazmat cards’ are a hot commodity among residents, since they could be the key to return.
-
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/24
-
In Gulf oil spill 'war,' cleanup foot soldiers threaten mutiny
Claims problems and mixed messages from the Gulf oil spill unified command structure has local leaders from Pensacola to Plaquemines Parish fuming as the Gulf comes under what some call a 'tarball attack.'
-
Has BP oil spill canceled summer on the Gulf Coast?
Cancellations rates have reached 80 percent at vacation properties along some parts of the Gulf Coast, including Pensacola Beach, due to the BP oil spill. Summer just isn't the same if you can't go in the water, tourists say.
-
Gulf oil spill: Pensacola Beach covered in tar balls
Tar balls washed up along at least eight miles of Pensacola Beach Tuesday night. The invasion means that the intensity and scope of efforts to deal with the Gulf oil spill in this state will probably change.
-
Jimmy Buffett to launch Margaritaville Hotel on Pensacola Beach despite oil spill
Pensacola Beach will welcome the opening of Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Hotel next week. Buffett said the oil spill will not delay the opening.
-
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/04
-
Gooey tar balls seen near Pensacola Beach on Florida's Gulf coast
Tar balls have been seen near Pensacola Beach, Florida as the BP Gulf oil spill continues a month and a half after the Deepwater Horizon well explosion.
-
In Pictures: Sticky mess: The Gulf oil spill's impact on nature
Become part of the Monitor community