Worst winter storm in over 120 years for Gulf Coast States, why and how much snow
The amount of snow the Gulf Coast States received makes this weather system the worst winter storm in over 120 years. Before 120 years ago, record keeping was unreliable or not recorded at all.
Al Jazeera on MSN16h
Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America? Google Maps and contentious geography
Google announced on Monday that its online mapping platform, Google Maps, will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for users in the US. Additionally, Google Maps will change the name of North America’s tallest peak,
WFAE9d
A rare blizzard blasts Gulf Coast, bringing first snow in years to parts of the South
A winter storm prompted a National Weather Service office in Louisiana to issue a first-ever blizzard warning. The storm is causing dangerous conditions from Texas to North Carolina.
These maps show how winter has flipped upside down in the U.S.
After a record-breaking Gulf Coast storm, cities like New Orleans and Pensacola, Florida, have had more snow this winter than Omaha, Des Moines and New York.
USA Today9d
Is the Gulf of Mexico being renamed? Trump orders change to Gulf of America
It is the largest gulf in the world, and the United States coastline along this ... Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas all share the coast, along with the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Vera Cruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana ...
'Crazy to see': Deep freeze, snow blankets parts of US as brutal storm targets South
A winter storm was on a track to sweep through Texas and Louisiana, across the Gulf Coast and deep into Florida, significant snow and ice in tow.
WFAE9d
Snowfall tapers along the Gulf Coast, but temperatures will plunge to dangerous lows
Large swaths of southeast Texas and Louisiana and parts of southern Mississippi are under an extreme cold warning after a day of snow. Now, snow, slush and ice left on the ground will refreeze.
Airlines cancel flights and Houston airports prepare to close ahead of Gulf Coast storm
Airports are readying for major disruptions in Texas, Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast before anticipated wintry blast.
As Brutal Cold Settles Across U.S., Gulf Coast Braces for Rare Winter Storm
Snow and sleet started falling in Texas as officials begin to close schools and airports. Snow and ice could bring major travel disruptions and power outages from Texas to Florida.
Southern states declare emergencies ahead of potentially historic snow, as cold temps chill 220 million people
More than 220 million people across the United States are facing dangerous cold that will also open the door for a potentially historic and crippling winter storm that could deliver snow as far south as Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.
Why Is It So Cold in the South If the Planet Is Warming? Here’s What We Know.
A mass of air called the polar vortex has escaped the Arctic and plunged southward. Some scientists see the fingerprints of climate change.
NOLA.com2dOpinion
Will Sutton: If the Gulf of Mexico can be the Gulf of America, watch out for Mexican America
Just days later, the Gulf of America has become a real thing.