But bridges freeze at different rates. Larger bodies of water, like the St. Johns River, are warmer, so bridges won't freeze as fast over these warmer waters as bridges over cooler bodies of water or land.

Why stop at Gulf of America? Our maps are full of foreign names and languages — including a Palm Beach resort with a Spanish name.

Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of snow.

A powerful winter storm, fueled by a whirling mass of Arctic air, brought much of the Sun Belt to a standstill and plunged temperatures into the teens. Warmer temperatures weren’t expected until the weekend.

Mapmakers and teachers are rethinking what to call the body of water between Mexico, the U.S. and Cuba after President Trump ordered it renamed from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

The U.S. Coast Guard started using the term “Gulf of America” to refer to the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, one day after President Trump signed an executive order setting in motion the process to change its U.

For nearly half a century, there’s been little thought about the name Congress gave to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council — until now. On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an order to rename the waterbody to the “Gulf of America” on federal agency maps, contracts, and other documents and communications.

A major storm spread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and the coastal Carolinas on Wednesday after breaking snow records in Texas and Louisiana, treating the region to unaccustomed perils and wintertime joy.

With roads shut and over 2100 flights cancelled, life has come to a standstill in the southern US stretching from South Texas to Jacksonville in Florida.

President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and the Alaska mountain Denali to Mount McKinley. What you need to know.