Galveston meteorologist Hurricane Hal Needham explains why the Gulf of Mexico appears different colors at different times of ...

University of South Florida researchers have discovered connections between certain viruses and red tide blooms ... is naturally present in the the Gulf of Mexico, now designated as the "Gulf ...

Karenia brevis is a naturally occurring, single-celled organism belonging to a group of algae called ... causing blooms to be ...

Large concentrations can discolor water from red to brown, causing blooms to be called "red tides." K. brevis is found almost exclusively in the Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico ...