As Florida Red Tide Flourishes, Political Pressure Increases

As scientists search for a “smoking gun” amid Florida’s red tide dead, while locals and tourists are stunned by the stench and death of sea life, the ecological nightmare is increasingly taking a political tone.

Florida Senator Bill Nelson, a Democrat, called on the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) in hopes of getting help with the algae and red tide crisis that is the worst in Florida since 2005 to 2006.

NewsweekKatie CarpenterAugust 10, 2018

What is Florida's Red Tide? Cause Map of Contaminated Water

There’s an algae bloom off the coast of southwest Florida scaring tourists away and killing fish in the water at the peak of summer.

NewsweekJonathan CaplanAugust 3, 2018