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4 signs that water is not safe for swimming, whether it's due to toxic algae or human waste
Avoid swimming in water that appears greenish or topped with scum, and steer clear of foul smells t…
Andrea Michelson
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Toxic algae blooms are growing on lakes and beaches across the US, and health departments warn they can poison kids and kill pets
Swimming around water with algae blooms can put you at risk of toxic poisoning. The CDC reported hu…
Andrea Michelson
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Toxic algae is making sea lions on Southern California beaches aggressive and unpredictable: It's the ‘new normal,' marine mammal expert says
A toxic algae bloom is causing sea lions to give birth to stillborn pups, John Warner of the Marine…
Lloyd Lee
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Toxic algae that can cause lung infections and neurological disorders is taking over a giant lake in Florida, and ecologists say the bloom will only grow
The algae in Lake Okeechobee can cause several health complications, but figuring out how to stop i…
Katie Hawkinson
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Officials closed a river in California citing toxic algae weeks after a family of 3 was mysteriously found dead nearby
The death of the couple, their one-year-old daughter, and the family dog mystified officials. But t…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Viral TikToks show thousands of dead fish washing up on Florida's beaches, as a toxic red tide hits local businesses
A red tide has washed up 3 million pounds of dead fish on Florida's shores. Tampa Bay restaurants, …
Hannah Towey
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A paralyzing disease that can cause people to die within 4 years is spreading in part of Australia, and toxic algae blooms could be to blame
In Riverina, New South Wales, Australian researchers are testing waterways for a neurotoxin that ma…
Andrea Michelson
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Thousands of dead fish have washed up on Florida's beaches - and officials say to expect even more unless a state of emergency is declared
The Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg areas recorded having to clean up some 800 tons of dead fish since…
Cheryl Teh
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A toxic 'red tide' algae bloom has spread to Miami
"Swimming is safe for most people. In fact, beaches on the west coast of Florida, which have been p…
Peter Kotecki
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Researchers figured out why hundreds of elephants dropped dead in Botswana this year: Their water was poisoned by algae
Months after 330 elephants inexplicably died in Botswana, officials identified the cause of the die…
Aylin Woodward
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Toxic 'red tide' algae blooms are killing fish, turtles, and manatees in Florida - here's what it looks like and why it's happening
A red tide that rolled in last fall is still plaguing the waters of the eastern Gulf of Mexico, tur…
Hilary Brueck
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Officials shut down possibility of 2nd leak in the toxic Piney Point reservoir in Florida
Florida officials said that engineers were installing 20 emergency pumps to mitigate the danger.
Madison Hall,Yelena Dzhanova
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Record-breaking toxic algae bloom off the West coast is devastating the Pacific Ocean
While not all of an algae species in the bloom are dangerous, some of them produce a toxic chemical…
Cody Sullivan,Jennifer Welsh
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Hurricane Michael could push a dangerous 'red tide' algae bloom inland - where people could breathe in the toxins
The health effects are hard to predict because this is the first time a severe hurricane has hit Fl…
Peter Kotecki
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Diving official believes the green water in Olympic diving pool was caused by algae
It may not have been toxic like several of the other bodies of water in Rio, but the green color wa…
Emmett Knowlton
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What's killing the sea lions on some of America's safest beaches?
California's Central Coast had hundreds of dead marine mammals wash ashore this season, suffering f…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Wende Zomnir revolutionized makeup with Urban Decay. She's not done building her empire.
Wende Zomnir is a beauty legend. In the 1990s, she cofounded Urban Decay. Now, she's growing her co…
Amanda Krause
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Dolphins are dying in droves in the Black Sea, and Ukraine says it's evidence that Russia is committing a new kind of war crime
A number of factors — maritime mines, pollutants from explosives, and sounds from rocket launches —…
Sonam Sheth,Jenny McGrath
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Thousands of dead fish have washed up on a once-idyllic Texas beach, baffling beachgoers and covering its shores with miles of carcasses
Footage shows fish blanketing both shores and shallows for miles. Some carcasses deteriorated into …