toxic algae bloom

Blue-green algae blooms become more common in Florida lakes during the summer and early fall. That's when temperatures are high, days are long and storms flush nutrients into the water.

Lake Okeechobee is Florida’s “Liquid Heart,” and people who depend on it for irrigation, drinking water, recreation and their livelihoods are often in…

Researchers from Florida Gulf Coast University have been trying to find how toxic algal blooms would interact with the human respiratory system.

The state's latest report released Wednesday shows red tide blooms are persisting in three regions of Florida.

State wildlife officials reported this past Friday that elevated levels of the organism Karenia brevis are persisting along Florida's gulf coast , which...

Another part of Florida is dealing with an outbreak of the toxic algae bloom known as red tide.Media outlets report that red tide has now showed up in…

It was a rough week for Florida's beaches, with a resurgence of red tide on the Gulf Coast and returning feces-related problems in South Florida.Red tide…

A new report by the American Civil Liberties Union is raising questions about the state’s handling of last summer’s toxic algae blooms in South Florida.

Toxins have been detected in the air at four Treasure Coast sites where a toxic algae bloom has accumulated in high densities.A contractor for Martin…