"This is the worst case [of red tide] I've seen." "People come down here for the water - that's what makes Florida so great. If we don't have that, what do we have?" ...

Destructive algae have returned to Florida's coastline, littering some of the state's beaches with dead fish and burning the throats of beachgoers. Red tide ... that turn the water reddish ...

The next status report will be released on September 20th. For more information on red tide and water quality, visit Protecting Florida Together or the FWRI Red Tide website. Read: Lionfish ...

Check the conditions for yourself: Below are the latest red tide water samples from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Red tides produce a type of toxin that can shut down the ...

When red tide concentrations are at medium levels — up to 1 million Karenia brevis cells per 1 liter of water — fish kills are probable and human breathing can become difficult, with watering, ...

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Fish are the ultimate victims of Red Tide. When you see them dead, rotting, and lining the sand of every Beach in southwest Florida ... “The water is crystal clear. Even right after the ...

President Joe Biden warned that Milton could be one of the worst storms to hit Florida in a century and urged residents to ...

Maxar Technologies recently shared satellite imagery that showed the damage Milton left behind in certain parts of Florida. Some of the damage in the Tampa area included roof panels atop Tropicana ...

It’ll push into the Gulf of Mexico and parts of the United States, including Florida ... water into a form that can be consumed by other marine organisms, including the algae that leads to red tide.

Live updates and developments about Hurricane Milton, which made landfall near Sarasota, Florida , after spawning tornadoes.