MS Alligator head visible in water and near white bird perching on branch / Everglades, Florida, USA

MS ZO Great Blue Heron standing in marshy area / Everglades, Florida, USA

CU Alligator's eye blinks / Everglades, Florida, USA

MS ZO Two alligators floating on the water / Everglades, Florida, USA

MS Alligator head and body visible slightly above water / Everglades, Florida, USA

MS Stationary alligator in water / Everglades, Florida, USA

WS Water and vegetation visible under surface of water / Everglades, Florida, USA

MS Dense group of lilies in river / Everglades, Florida, USA

CU Alligator resting near water edge / Everglades, Florida, USA

WS PAN Miami beach people sitting and walking on beach / Everglades, Florida, USA

CU TD TU Great Blue Heron eating a fish / Everglades, Florida, USA

CU Alligator lying open mouth in grass near water / Everglades, Florida, USA

CU Great Blue Heron face / Everglades, Florida, USA

MS Photographers photographing bird on foggy morning / Everglades, Florida, USA

MS TS ZI Bird with fish in its mouth makes it way out of water / Everglades, Florida, USA

WS POV Grass over river / Everglades, Florida, USA

WS POV Grass over river / Everglades, Florida, USA

MS Alligator hunching its body in water / Everglades, Florida, USA

Hurricane Agatha — soon to be Tropical Storm Alex — caused flooding and mudslides that killed at least 11 people when it hit Mexico.

As sea levels rise in South Florida, coastal communities face a hard decision: Fork over the money to build higher or flee.

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On one day in 1994, 7,500 unpaid volunteers in the United S
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Previously unknown in Florida, many species of snakes -- such as boa constrictors and pythons -- are so well adapted to the State's subtropical climate that it's not unusual to see them in the streets of Miami. American scientists say...

Feb.21 -- Bloomberg’s Jason Kelly discusses a charity event involving libations. He speaks with David Westin and Alix Steel on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."

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