Posts for tag "red tide"
From Hurricanes to Florida’s Red Tides: Monitoring the Southwest Gulf Coast
Nearly every year, southwest Florida is blighted by harmful Karenia brevis blooms–known colloquially as Florida red tides. These harmful algal blooms (HABs) form over the West Florida shelf and are pushed shorewards by winds and currents. Once...
- Posted June 25, 2025
A Lesson in Persistence: Taking On Cyanobacteria in Florida
An interdisciplinary team of researchers is taking on cyanobacteria in Florida with genetic analysis and other tools for water quality research.
- Posted January 3, 2020
Solar and Wind-Powered, Algae Tracking Boat Trialed in Florida
FAU scientists have trialed a new solar-powered, algae tracking boat which may help warn of impending blooms.
- Posted July 15, 2019
Buoy Monitoring for Red Tide, Students Watching Sea Level Rise
Florida International University is deploying a data buoy to monitor for red tide, and educating citizen scientists on sea level rise.
- Posted March 27, 2019
