Scientists are sounding the alarm about growing dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond. Dead zones are areas of water with hypoxia, or dangerously low levels of oxygen. Dead zones are caused by ...

From the Dominican Republic in the north, to Barbados in the east, and ... algal blooms“ because they can cause fish kills, beach fouling, tourism losses and even coastal dead zones.

Toxic red algae blooms in Florida have spread to metropolitan counties ... bout of it in Florida could be related to Hurricane Irma's churning of water in the Gulf of Mexico, which caused upwelling of ...

Phosphorus from hog, dairy, and poultry CAFOs have been linked to annual toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie ... River Basin ...

The climate went berserk with a series of bitterly cold winters that caused the Mississippi to freeze in New Orleans and ice floes in the Gulf of Mexico ... with local algae blooms and other ...

A study led by scientists at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS has demonstrated surprising variability in the results of ...

An exceptionally dense algal bloom along the north shore of the York River. These blooms are caused by excess nutrients ...

The Virginia Department of Health has lifted the harmful algae bloom advisory for Lake Anna due to the end of the recreational season. Results of samples collected Sept. 18 and Oct. 15 for Upper ...

Last summer, dozens of Long Island’s ponds, lakes, bays and estuaries were affected by oxygen-depleted zones and harmful algal blooms ... was a record number of dead zones for Long Island ...