Researchers hope the study can eventually find a way to predict when blooms will occur, and how to reduce their effects on ...

A composite image that shows 8 days worth satellite imagery overlaid with current ... when the red tide organism is present and winds blow onshore. According to the Florida Department of Health ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute collected samples from the red tide, some from right here in Southwest Florida. “They actually saw some viruses and bacteria that are infecting ...

In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers used viral metagenomics to identify several viruses — including one new viral species — present in blooms of K. brevis, more commonly known as red ...

PETERSBURG, Fla. — Researchers with the University of South Florida have identified viruses associated with Karenia brevis, the single-celled organism that causes red tide. Researchers ...

As red tide devastates Southwest Florida’s coast ... Allen noted that the impact of red tide isn’t just about the current event — it’s part of a broader environmental issue that will ...

On March 14, the Florida Department of Health in Lee County (DOH-Lee) lifted the health alerts issued onDec. 9, Dec. 10, Dec. 26, Jan. 3, Jan. 31, Feb. 4, Feb. 5, Feb. 6, Feb. 10 and Feb. 12 for the ...

Scientists have finally uncovered the reason behind mysterious red tides washing up on Florida's coastline. The blood-red waves have been known to be both destructive to the environment and ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — With warmer weather comes red tide, and two of Florida’s congressional representatives have introduced a bipartisan bill that would help the federal government respond to ...

For the first time, researchers identified nearly a dozen viruses associated with red tides off Florida’s coast that are harmful and costly. Also known as harmful algae blooms, red tides — the ...