Red tide in 'kill zone' reported near some Florida beaches. What you should know. Cheryl McCloud. USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida. Red tide is caused by an microscopic algae called karenia brevis.

Red tide has waters off Southwest Florida in the "kill zone.". Caused by the Karenia brevis organism, red tide is no stranger ...

Red tides are naturally occurring and have been documented around the Gulf of Mexico specifically since the 1500s, said Richard Pierce, an ecotoxicologist at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota ...

Red tide cell counts are well into the "death zone" in Lee County waters as toxins in the Gulf have turned normally turquoise waters copper.. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County issued ...

Red tide is still present along Florida's Gulf Coast, especially in Sarasota, Manatee, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. Here's how to check red tide conditions. Skip Navigation.

The red tide in Florida washed up many dead fish on the state's southwestern coast. This map shows where the red tide is now. Active sniper in Idaho kills 2 firefighters in ambush, sheriff says.

When the waters off Florida’s west coast were infested by the dreaded “red tide” nine years ago, fish died by the million and lay in” stinking windrows on the beaches. The spray of the ...

Although red tides are often dissipated by spring, the heaviest years can see blooms linger through summer and into early fall. Spring break for Palm Beach County public school students runs March ...

Red tide has waters off Southwest Florida in the "kill zone.". Caused by the Karenia brevis organism, red tide is no stranger to Florida waters. They've been documented in the Gulf of Mexico ...