New dashboards online released by the Jekyll Island Authority provides real-time turtle activity on and near the Coastal Georgia barrier island. One of the maps displays locations where diamondback ...

Susan Merriam, data and visual journalist, and Denise Hruby, climate reporter went through every island around Florida with coastal expert Stephen Leatherman to determine which were barrier islands.

Study finds 657 new barrier islands worldwide. April 22, 2011— -- Islands that suddenly appear may sound like something out of a pirate myth. But a new survey has found hundreds of islands ...

Residents of southern Brevard lobbied lawmakers to limit development, protect sea turtles and secure an Area of Critical State Concern for their island.

Winds of change are sweeping through Southwest Florida, and in particular, Captiva, a Lee County barrier island. Strong storms could be bringing those winds on and could change Captiva’s geography.

STABBED HER 114 TIMES. SUMMER: MOMENTUM IS BUILDING TO SAVE BREVARD’S BARRIER ISLANDS FROM FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. AND A LOCAL STATE LAWMAKER IS , HOPING TO GET SOME HELP IN TALLAHASSEE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

Michael Evanoff, a Sarasota resident since 1997, had lived in his house three years before Hurricane Helene struck Siesta Key ...