The lower amounts of the toxin were detected after several weeks of medium and high concentrations were reported along the ...

An ongoing red tide that started to affect Sarasota and Manatee County beaches last week continues to linger in local waters, but beachgoers may see mixed conditions depending on their beach of ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Department of Health in Manatee County has issued health alerts for the presence of red tide at Bradenton Beach and Coquina Beach South Boat Ramp. An earlier ...

The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected in 98 samples from Southwest Florida the week ending Jan. 26. K. brevis was at very low to medium ...

The Piney Point gypstack is a mountain of toxic waste topped by an impoundment of hundreds of millions of gallons of process wastewater, stormwater and tons of dredged spoil from Port Manatee.

Venice Beach visitors started the new year coughing through beach celebrations on New Year’s Eve, as red tide made an unwelcome return to the Sarasota County coastline. Reports of respiratory ...

Climate change also poses a serious threat in the form of irregular temperatures, resulting in either lethal cold snaps or unusually warm surface-water temperatures leading to more severe and frequent ...

This bloom started last summer, when it seemed to follow the trail of several hurricanes that made impacts on varying parts of the west coast of Florida.

Unfortunately, the theme park hasn't been able to save everyone. Two manatees who were rescued from the red tide have died there so far, the company said. Manatees aren't the only ones who get ...

The Florida Department of Health in Manatee County is lifting the advisory that has been in effect since September 2024 for high bacterial levels at Palma ...