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An area of low pressure in the southwestern Gulf has a 20% chance of forming into a tropical cyclone over the next two days. The National Weather Service says the disturbance could bring heavy rainfall to the Houston and Galveston areas.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2025/08/14/528651/20-chance-of-cyclone-forming-in-gulf-over-the-next-two-days/

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Peter Davis, the longtime chief of the Galveston Island Beach Patrol, was removed from his position this week by the Galveston Park Board of Trustees after several months on leave. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/07/09/526017/galveston-island-beach-patrol-chief-dismissed-by-park-board-of-trustees-following-investigation/

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Sargassum — a specific type of seaweed that washes up on beaches in Galveston and other locales along the Texas coast — has long been native to the Atlantic Ocean, but has only recently begun to grow exponentially.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/05/02/520477/scientists-probe-potential-reasons-for-semi-annual-seaweed-surge-on-texas-coast/

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Beach officials said conditions from the weekend were the “ultimate storm,” in terms of rip currents in the water and crowd density. A 26-year-old man and 19-year-old woman died in separate drownings.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/05/28/488742/galveston-drownings-rip-currents-memorial-day-weekend/

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Beach officials said conditions from the weekend were the “ultimate storm,” in terms of rip currents in the water and crowd density. A 26-year-old man and 19-year-old woman died in separate drownings.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/05/28/488742/galveston-drownings-rip-currents-memorial-day-weekend/

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Beach officials said conditions from the weekend were the “ultimate storm,” in terms of rip currents in the water and crowd density. A 26-year-old man and 19-year-old woman died in separate drownings.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/05/28/488742/galveston-drownings-rip-currents-memorial-day-weekend/

#EnergyEnvironment #Galveston #News #GalvestonBeaches #MemorialDayWeekend #RipCurrents

Beach officials said conditions from the weekend were the “ultimate storm,” in terms of rip currents in the water and crowd density. A 26-year-old man and 19-year-old woman died in separate drownings.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/05/28/488742/galveston-drownings-rip-currents-memorial-day-weekend/

#EnergyEnvironment #Galveston #News #GalvestonBeaches #MemorialDayWeekend #RipCurrents

Beach officials said conditions from the weekend were the “ultimate storm,” in terms of rip currents in the water and crowd density. A 26-year-old man and 19-year-old woman died in separate drownings.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/05/28/488742/galveston-drownings-rip-currents-memorial-day-weekend/

#EnergyEnvironment #Galveston #News #GalvestonBeaches #MemorialDayWeekend #RipCurrents