Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico? A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map
The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...
Lester Holt, David Muir & Other TV News Anchors Avoid Saying ‘Gulf of Mexico’ During Astronaut Splashdown
As pointed out by former CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy in Sunday’s edition of his Status newsletter, anchors and reporters ...
Houston Zoo returns 25 sea turtles home to Gulf after cold stuns in January and February
With temperatures warming, 24 cold-stunned green sea turtles and a loggerhead turtle have returned home to the cozy waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Their return to the sea this month was a project of ...
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams left the International Space Station after nine months in space, checking out with two other ...
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How will hurricane-prone Houston be affected by DOGE cutting NOAA and other weather service jobs?
which conduct studies and monitor activity in the Gulf of Mexico. Longtime Houston meteorologist Matt Lanza, a co-founder of the Eyewall and Space City Weather websites who now works with ...
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Best Times To Visit Houston
The best time to visit Houston is from February to April or from September to November. Thanks to its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, Houston experiences warm weather (as well as affordable hotel ...
Mexico's Pemex prioritizes refining as it diverts heavy oil away from Gulf
Mexico's state oil company Pemex expects to continue diverting barrels of heavy crude away from U.S. Gulf Coast refiners as its new Olmeca refinery ramps up processing, the head of the company's ...
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Trump’s Idea for ‘Gulf of America’ Was Set in Motion Nearly Two Decades Ago, Under a Different President
No one needs to know this has come up before. At least right now,' United States Geological Survey researcher says in ...
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Along the Gulf, Residents Wonder: What’s in a Name?
President Trump’s order changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America prompted communities along the coast to think about the basin in a way many never had before. President Trump issued an ...
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The Gulf ain't enough: Dan Patrick wants to change name of beef cut
So, in a move reminiscent of President Donald Trump's executive order to turn the Gulf of Mexico into the Gulf of America, Patrick wrote that the Texas Senate will file a resolution to officially ...