Algae — United States
A red tide outbreak in South Padre Island is causing harm to both human and marine population. A toxin is released by red tide when algae inside water are triggered to [re]produce rapidly. Red tide is an algal bloom, which is caused by marine plankton that ‘bloom’ during the warm months of summer.
Jason Straub, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Brownsville [Texas], said that it will take a month for them to completely eradicate toxic algae out of the area. The red tide
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