Jessica Meszaros
Jessica Meszaros is a reporter and host of All Things Consideredfor WGCU News.
She was a multimedia reporter for Miami’s public radio station, WLRN Radio, for more than two years.
In the summer of 2013, Jessica interned for NPR's All Things Considered in Washington D.C. She has a background in newspaper reporting from her summer 2014 internship with the Sun-Sentinel in South Florida.
Jessica graduated from Florida International University with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Honors College.
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Researchers will look to sediments for information on past blooms and what they can tell us about today's events. -
Environmental justice advocates were circulating a petition for counties across Florida to use electric school buses at a weekend event to distribute free menstrual products and diapers in Tampa. -
One activist would like the Harmful Algal Bloom Task Force to analyze whether Florida's nutrient regulatory mechanisms are working, saying there could be something inherently wrong with them, or they're not being enforced by government agencies as designed. -
Observing for long-term health effects of algae will take between five and 10 years of studying. And now, during the pandemic, a new question has come up. -
The state's weekly report showed that 56,500 more COVID-19 vaccinations were administered. That includes 73% of people 12 and older and 90% percent of people 65 and older with at least one dose.
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Two weeks ago, high concentrations of red tide only went as far north as Pinellas County. But this past week, those levels have been detected all the way up in the Panhandle. -
More frequent and localized Karenia brevis testing, plus a one-stop shop for all the latest red tide information are just some of the gaps Florida needs to fill when it comes to the toxic algae blooms, according to a recent study. -
Whether or not researchers discover brevetoxins in the pesky flies, the results are expected to be scientifically relevant. -
Fish kills and respiratory irritations suspected to be related to red tide have been reported from Pinellas County down to Lee County. -
As red tide continues to plague Florida’s west coast, it also seems to continue expanding north.
