If you have ever traveled to the west coast or somewhere along the Gulf of Mexico, you may have heard of the term "red tide." Not to be confused with the Alabama Crimson Tide, this red tide alludes to ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Researchers at the University of South Florida led a new study that is the first to identify viruses associated with the organism, karenia brevis, that causes red tide.

The normal blue and green waters of The Gulf have been stained a burnt orange thanks to a massive bloom of Red Tide. The imminent cause is unknown, but environmental and human factors are believed to ...

DOH says coastal residents should keep their window and doors closed and use air conditioning instead of the sea breeze to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PANAMA CITY — Red tide has hit parts of Florida this past week. Is it coming to Panama City Beach? Reports seem to indicate that ...

Video above: New University of South Florida study identifies cause of red tide TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — With warmer weather comes red tide, and two of Florida’s congressional representatives have ...

Red tide, harmful algal blooms that commonly occur on Florida's Gulf Coast, killed more than 2,400 tons of animals in the 2018 red tide and cost the tourism industry roughly $184 million. The problem ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — (AP) — Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast who weathered back-to-back hurricanes now have something else to keep an eye on -– a possible plume of harmful algae in the waters off the ...

A 100-mile-long bloom of red tide is floating off Southwest Florida, prompting warnings about respiratory irritation and potential fish kills on area beaches. Experts say weather could be helping fuel ...

Red tide is surfacing once more along the immediate west coast of Florida. Shortly after major Hurricane Helene ripped north into the Big Bend of Florida, there were signs of a burst in algal activity ...

The toxic blooms may get "considerably worse," according to experts. A toxic algae bloom is creeping up the west coast of the Sunshine State, killing wildlife and keeping residents and tourists away ...