Researchers say the recently discovered species of seaweed is killing large patches of coral on once-pristine reefs and is rapidly spreading across one of the most remote and protected ocean environments on earth. A study from the University of Hawaii and others says the seaweed is spreading more rapidly than anything they've seen in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, a nature reserve that stretches more than 1,300 miles north of the main Hawaiian Islands. A study from the University of Hawaii and others says the seaweed is spreading more rapidly than anything they've seen in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, a nature reserve that stretches more than 1,300 miles north of the main Hawaiian Islands. Scientists say seaweed blooms happen worldwide and can be seasonal, but this does not appear to be the case. "If something like this got back to Waikiki or anywhere in the main Hawaiian Islands it would be an ecological disaster, but also an economic disaster," Kosaki said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - An Amber Alert has been issued for a 5-year-old Florida girl who was last seen Wednesday morning. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement originally issued a missing child alert for Taylor Williams, but it has since been upgraded to an Amber Alert. The girl was wearing purple and pink pajamas in an area of Jacksonville early this morning. Anyone with information on Williams' whereabouts is urged to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A missing child alert has been issued for a 5-year-old Florida girl who was last seen this morning. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued the alert for Taylor Williams. The girl was wearing purple and pink pajamas in an area of Jacksonville early this morning. Anyone with information on Williams' whereabouts is urged to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.