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A man tows a canoe through a flooded street of his neighborhood in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., last month. <em>Vibrio vulnificus </em>thrives in warm, brackish floodwaters.

A rare but dangerous flesh-eating bacteria is infecting Florida residents

Emily Olson

Hurricane Ian caused storm surges of up to 12 feet, leaving behind warm, brackish floodwaters where Vibrio vulnificus thrives.

Passengers board a Southwest Airlines airplane at Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California on October 10, 2021. The airline has continued to cancel or delay hundreds of flights on Monday.

More Southwest Airlines flight disruptions follow a weekend of cancellations

Rachel Treisman

Hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights are either canceled or delayed on Monday, after a weekend of disruptions that the carrier has blamed on air traffic control issues and weather conditions.

Southwest Airlines says that the crew of a Dallas-bound flight "radioed ahead for paramedics to meet the aircraft after a pressurization issue in flight" Here, a Southwest Airlines plane waits to taxi, in a file photo.

Southwest Jet Loses Some Cabin Pressure During Flight, Lands At Dallas Love Field

Bill Chappell

Flight 861 was on its way from Denver to Dallas when the crew radioed ahead to ask for help. Four of the 120 passengers said they had ear pain as a result of the cabin issue.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators examine damage to the engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

FAA Orders Inspections Of Engine Type That Blew Apart On Southwest Flight

Scott Neuman

The Federal Aviation Administration says CFM engines, which power many Boeing 737s, need to be ultrasonically inspected after a certain number of takeoffs and landings.

The engine on a Southwest Airlines plane is inspected as it sits on the runway at the Philadelphia International Airport after making an emergency landing there on Tuesday.

1 Person Dies After Southwest Jet With Blown Engine Makes Emergency Landing

Merrit Kennedy

Seven other people were treated for injuries when the flight from New York, bound for Dallas, was forced to land in Philadelphia. Federal investigators say a fan blade separated from the engine.