New research documenting a grim connection between toxic red tides and ocean dead zones comes with an usual annotation: a poem.. The poem, composed by an English scientist, was inspired by a ...

And they don’t just happen in Florida; red tides can occur in ocean bodies around the world, and as the result of other kinds of algae, too, though the ones caused by K. brevis are particularly ...

Red tide is a phenomenon that occurs when algae in the ocean reproduce rapidly and create a large concentration of red pigments in the water, giving it a reddish-brown hue.

The red tide hasn’t deterred the family from their neighboring beach either, said his mother, Lorraine Galvin. “It’s been red tide at Ocean Beach, and we have been swimming and surfing ...

East Coast red tides are rarer -- but not unheard of. In the past, the Gulf Stream current has carried red tide blooms into the Atlantic Ocean and as far north as Delaware, according to the FWC.

There is no red tide monitoring program, but the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System at Scripps Oceanography performs weekly sampling for potential harmful algal toxins.

The ocean has been a red color on and off for weeks in the South Bay and Orange County, but experts say it’s not the red tide that can make the ocean glow, rather a bloom that could be harmful ...

The scope of a threat from red tide is how tightly the microscopic cells are concentrated in the ocean waters. The cells are normally found in concentrations of 1,000 cells per liter of water or ...

Not to be confused with the Alabama Crimson Tide, this red tide alludes to when the water in the ocean sometimes turns red. So how does that happen and how does it impact animals and humans? Let's ...

'Death coming out of the ocean': Red tide killing California sea lions, dolphins Veterinarians scramble to save hundreds of sea lions in distress on shore as beach-goers watch in horror ...

Still, red tide conditions can change quickly: Onshore winds, which blow from over the Gulf of Mexico to the east, can carry red tide toxins near coastal beaches. Ocean currents can also shift ...

Red tide is in bloom near the Florida Gulf coast, and over the past week it has slowly crept closer to south Sarasota County.. Satellite images published by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean ...