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• Headed to the beach? 3 things to know about a red tide pestering Sarasota and Manatee (Herald-Tribune, 2/21/2025)

• Red tide stretches from Tampa Bay to the Florida Keys: what is it? (WMNF News, 2/12/2025)

• USF scientists deploy tsunami-sensing buoy, aiding future warning system (USF News, 1/23/2025)

• FWC water sampling shows red tide continues to move south (Bay News 9, 12/11/2024)

• Red tide present in Sarasota and Manatee during Thanksgiving weekend, but effects are mild (Herald-Tribune, 11/29/2024)

• Red tide is still being found at area beaches (WUSF Public Media, 11/21/2024)

• Red tide is on the march along beaches in the Tampa Bay area (WUSF Public Media, 11/15/2024)

• Hurricane season puts new storm surge model to the test (USF News, 10/30/2024)

• Here's what Tampa Bay should know as red tide drifts offshore (Tampa Bay Times, 10/29/2024)

• Hurricane Milton was yet another pollution nightmare for Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay Times, 10/23/2024)

• What to know about red tide after Florida’s back-to-back hurricanes (Associated Press News, 10/17/2024)

• Hurricane Milton’s Storm Surge Risk Across Florida (The New York Times, 10/9/2024)

• Why the Tampa Bay area is especially vulnerable as Hurricane Milton nears (The Seattle Times, 10/8/2024)

• Helene just flooded Tampa Bay. Here’s how much worse Milton’s surge could be. (Tampa Bay Times, 10/7/2024)

• Red tide detected in Pinellas County in the wake of Hurricane Helene (Bay News 9, 10/5/2024)

• Storm surge from a distant Helene creates major problems around the Tampa Bay area (WUSF, 9/27/2024)

• What to expect as Hurricane Helene swipes Tampa Bay? (AXIOS Tampa Bay, 9/25/2024)

• Have you Seen Bob? (UTEXAS News, 9/11/2024)

• How Tropical Storm Debby snarled Tampa Bay traffic (Axios Tampa Bay, 8/14/2024)

• The Ocean Circulation Lab braces for a busy hurricane season (USF CMS News, 6/5/2024)

• Tampa Bay has been record-breaking hot this year. What that means for summer. (Tampa Bay Times, 6/4/2024)

• An exploration into the ocean: USF & SPC Students learn on land and at sea (USF News, 5/15/2024)

• Hurricane preparedness takes many forms - USF providing support on all fronts (USF News, 5/6/2024)

• USF experts ready to contribute to hurricane- and storm-related coverage (USF News, 4/17/2024)

• New High Frequency Radar at the Dry Tortugas National Park Improves Ocean Surface Current Measurements Across the Straits of Florida (SECOORA News, 4/16/2024)

• Lake Okeechobee water is heading to Florida’s coasts. What that means for red tide. (Tampa Bay Times, 3/26/2024)

• Boca Grande Red Tide Forum (BIPS programs, 3/15/2024)

• Red Tides plaguing Florida’s beaches more often (TVEyes, 3/10/2024)

• Ocean research cruise trains tomorrow’s marine scientists through hands-on fieldwork (USF News, 12/14/2023)

• What does an El Niño winter mean for Florida red tide? (Tampa Bay Times, 11/24/2023)

• Meet the Winners of the 2023 Vembu Subramanian Ocean Scholars Award (SECOORA News, 11/21/2023)

• College of Marine Science to lead $3.2-million grant to develop Sargassum forecasting system (USF News, 10/23/2023)

• Students conduct science at sea (USF News, 9/20/2023)

• Hurricane Idalia likely mitigated red tide for the Tampa Bay area, for now (WTSP 10 Tampa Bay, 9/01/2023)

• ‘Wildly hot’ Gulf of Mexico waters could fuel rapid intensification of Hurricane Idalia (NBC News, 8/29/2023)

• New High Frequency Radar Improves Ocean Surface Current Measurements in the Florida Keys (SECOORA News, 8/23/2023)

• From plastic to productive: can air-cushions be repurposed to cultivate algae? (USF News, 6/16/2023)

• Piney Point pollution spread farther than first thought, new study shows (Tampa Bay Times, 6/13/2023)

• Four USF faculty elected to Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (USF News, 6/8/2023)

• Red tide? Seaweed blob? Nope, scientists are watching a different algae off Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay Times, 5/23/2023)

• OCL work was highlighted in the 2023 SECOORA Annual Meeting (SECOORA News, 5/12/2023)

• Red tide is still hanging around Sarasota County beaches (WUSF Public Media, 5/03/2023)

• Red tide is still present around northern Pinellas and southern Sarasota counties (WUSF Public Media, 4/27/2023)

• Red tide is lingering around Honeymoon Island, southern Sarasota County (WUSF Public Media, 4/21/2023)

• Red tide is receding from Pinellas, Sarasota County beaches (WUSF Public Media, 4/19/2023)

• Red tide is increasing along Pinellas and southern Sarasota County beaches (WUSF Public Media, 4/12/2023)

• Here’s some good red tide news if you’re going to the beach this weekend (Tampa Bay Times, 3/31/2023)

• The complex causes of red tide make toxic blooms a challenge to predict, Tampa-area scientists say (WUSF Public Media, 3/21/2023)

• Here's what to know about red tide in Pinellas County this week (Tampa Bay Times, 3/20/2023)

• Here's the aerial view as red tide blooms off Pinellas County right now (Tampa Bay Times, 3/10/2023)

• Red tide surge expected to stick around for a while, scientists say (WTSP 10 Tampa Bay, 3/10/2023)

• Fish kills, breathing problems and burning eyes: How red tide is impacting Pinellas beaches (Tampa Bay Times, 3/9/2023)

• Fishkills Reported Along Pinellas Beaches Due To Spread Of Red Tide (Pinellas Beaches, 3/7/2023)

• Here's how Tampa Bay-area scientists can forecast red tide (WTSP 10 Tampa Bay, 3/6/2023)

• Was Florida red tide made worse by Hurricane Ian? Here's what we know (Tampa Bay Times, 3/1/2023)

• Red tide is back (again) in Pinellas County (Tampa Bay Newspapers, 2/28/2023)

• Heading to the beach this weekend? Red tide blooms are declining in the Tampa Bay area (Tampa Bay Times, 2/3/2023)

• Here's the latest red tide forecast as bloom persists around Anna Maria Island, Tampa Bay (Bradenton Herald, 1/13/2023)

• Red tide bloom worsens at Anna Maria Island beaches with "intense' irritation, dead fish (Bradenton Herald, 1/10/2023)

• Is red tide still an issue in the Tampa Bay area? Here's what to know this week (Tampa Bay Times, 1/3/2023)

• We flew above the Red Tide blooms offshore of Tampa Bay. Here's how it looks. (Tampa Bay Times, 12/19/2022)

• Red tide lingers around Anna Maria Island as bloom intensifies in Tampa Bay area (Bradenton Herald, 12/17/2022)

• AGU Fellow Dr. Weisberg in AGU Honors Award Ceremony (12/14/2022) Congratulations!

• AGU Fellow Dr. Weisberg (AGU Honors, 12/14/2022)

• 1,500 pounds of dead fish cleared from St. Pete Beach over weekend as Red Tide looms (Tampa Bay Times, 12/12/2022)

• How CMS responded to Hurricane Ian (USF CMS News, 12/12/2022)

• Respiratory problems from Red Tide possible at some Pinellas beaches, officials warn (Tampa Bay Times, 12/8/2022)

• Hurricane season underscores the value of improved flood forecasting (USF CMS News, 12/2/2022)

• Red tide detected in Pinellas county (WTVT-TB (FOX), 12/1/2022)

• Low amounts of Red Tide found near Fort De Soto beach in Pinellas County (Tampa Bay Times, 11/30/2022)

• High risk of red tide irritation in Sarasota, data shows. Here's latest for Bradenton (Bradenton Herald, 11/30/2022)

• Red tide research gets a $840K funding boost from FWC (Wink News, 11/29/2022)

• Small amounts of Red Tide were just measured in Tampa Bay. Should we be worried? (Tampa Bay Times, 11/18/2022)

• Red Tide reached Anna Maria this week. Will Tropical Storm Nicole make it worse? (Tampa Bay Times, 11/09/2022)

• Red tide is blooming in Southwest Florida after Hurricane Ian. Will it reach Tampa Bay? (Tampa Bay Times, 11/01/2022)

• Red tide algae is back in Southwest Florida waters. Here’s what experts predict (Bradenton Herald News, 10/26/2022)

• Eyes on Ian: Data Resources (SECOORA News, 09/27/2022)

• AGU Announces the 2022 Class of Fellows (EOS Science News by AGU, 09/19/2022)

• Robert H. Weisberg was elected as an AGU Fellow (USF CMS News, 09/19/2022)

• CMS labs join forces to solve the mysteries of Florida’s red tides (USF CMS News, 09/07/2022)

• Video! Honoring Dr. Weisberg (Rising Tides, June 2022 Edition, 06/29/2022)

• Hustle and flow: USF studies how water moves in Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay Times, 05/19/2022)
• It won't take the perfect storm to wreak havoc across Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay Times, 01/27/2022)
• Research Cruise in Gulf of Mexico Collecting Data for Red Tide Circulation Modeling (SECOORA News, 12/11/2021)
• Red tide blooms could still return during winter months, researchers say (Fox 13, 11/04/2021)
• Ocean Circulation Lab replaces weather buoys in the Bay (USF/CMS News, 10/26/2021)
• Red tide in Sarasota and Manatee remains patchy. Could a new bloom be on the way? (Herald-Tribune, 10/22/2021)
• 100 years later, Tarpon Springs Hurricane reminds Tampa Bay it can happen here (Tampa Bay Times, 10/17/2021)
• Faculty Seminar (USF/CMS, 8/27/2021)
• Red Tide is still floating out there and could return. But when? (Tampa Bay Times, 8/27/2021)
• Fred, like storms before it, peaked in the Gulf of Mexico. Why is that? (Tampa Bay Times, 8/19/2021)
• No, there isn’t 'scientific consensus' on red tide impact from Piney Point (WTSP Tampa Bay, 10 7/26/2021)
• Red tide prediction map shows worsening conditions on Pinellas County beaches (FOX 13, 7/23/2021)
• Experts explain how red tide is different this year compared to 2018 (WTSP Tampa Bay 10, 7/15/2021)
• Tons of dead fish in Tampa Bay blamed on toxic red tide ( The Washington Post, 7/14/2021)
• No Red Tide relief in sight as dead fish overwhelm St. Petersburg ( Tampa Bay Times, 7/13/2021)
• Red tide fish kills plague St. Petersburg (Bay News 9, 7/7/2021)
• Tons of dead fish in Tampa Bay blamed on toxic red tide ( The Washington Post, 7/14/2021)
• Meet the 2021 Data Challenge Winners (SECOORA, 5/31/2021)
• Thousands of dead fish near Snell Island likely caused by red tide says FWC (ABC Action News, 7/02/2021)
• Climate change debate in Tampa Bay area is evolving from denial to action (ABC Action News, 6/22/2021)
• Piney Point-algae link explored (Ana Maria Islan Sun, 6/14/2021)
• Climate change debate in Tampa Bay area is evolving from denial to action (ABC Action News, 6/22/2021)
• Cough, cough... Yes, red tide is still here (Bay News 9, 6/14/2021)
• Piney Point-algae link explored (Ana Maria Islan Sun, 6/14/2021)
• Cough, cough... Yes, red tide is still here (Bay News 9, 6/14/2021)
• Harm by Piney Point Release Contradicts State Response (The Bradenton Times, 6/13/2021)
• Red tide, fish kill reported in Tampa Bay waters near Piney Point (Herald Tribune, 6/6/2021)
• Piney Point spill ‘diluted’ in Tampa Bay, but USF researchers point to unknown impacts (Bradenton Herald, 5/26/2021)
• USF scientists announce initial findings from Piney Point research effort (ABC Action News, 5/24/2021)
• USF researchers release initial findings on Piney Point leak (NBC 8, 5/24/2021)
• USF scientists announce initial findings from Piney Point research effort (USF News, 5/24/2021)
• Experts discuss Piney Point findings (FOX 13, 5/24/2021)
• USF COMPS Maintaining Operations on the West Florida Shelf (SECOORA News, 4/02/2021)
• USF Model Forecasts Fate of Piney Point Wastewater (The Bradenton Times, 5/5/2021)
• University of South Florida shows evolution of pollution from Piney Point (ABC 7, 5/3/2021)
• Piney Point pollution forecast (Ana Maria Island Sun, 5/3/2021)
• Red Tide Forum (Mote Marine Laboratory, 4/27/2021)
• ‘Holding Their Breath’: Piney Point Spill Sparks Red Tide Concerns (POLITICO Florida, 4/26/2021)
• Red tide report: Samples detected in Sarasota County, mostly clear near Piney Point (WTSP, 4/21/2021)
• Model Forecasting Piney Point Wastewater Plume in Tampa Bay (SECOORA News, 4/20/2021)
• Piney Point wastewater spreading (Ana Maria Island Sun, 4/19/2021)
• Scientists tracking environmental impacts from Piney Point wastewater release (Herald Tribune, 4/19/2021)
• USF tricked out its red tide tracker to study the Piney Point spill (Tampa Bay Business Journal, 4/19/2021)
• Red tide is not appearing yet as a result of Piney Point (ABC 7, 4/16/2021)
• Has Florida red tide returned? Elevated levels reported along Sarasota County beaches Piney Point (Herald Tribune, 4/15/2021)
• Researchers develop flow chart forecast for Piney Point contaminated water discharged in Tampa Bay (ABC Action News, 4/15/2021)
• USF researchers tracking impact of Piney Point leak (NBC 8, 4/14/2021)
• USF’s red tide research helps predict Piney Point wastewater flow (FOX 13, 4/14/2021)
• USF researchers develop forecast model to study Piney Point (SNN News, 4/14/2021)
• USF model shows path of polluted Piney Point discharge water as it spreads around Tampa Bay (Herald Tribune, 4/14/2021)
• Piney Point Pollution Will Linger in Tampa Bay For Months, Scientists Say (WUSF, 4/14/2021)
• USF's Invaluable Role in Protecting Tampa Bay | Editorial (Tampa Bay Times, 4/14/2021)
• Virtual News Conference on Piney Point Effluent Nowcast/Forecast (USF News, 4/14/2021)
• This is where researchers forecast the polluted Piney Point water will flow in Tampa Bay (WTSP, 4/13/2021)
• USF researchers use models to predict Piney Point wastewater spread (Bay News 9, 4/13/2021)
• Forecasting what comes next from Piney Point for Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay Times, 4/12/2021)
• USF CMS Nowcast Forecast Circulation Model Overview from Piney Point for Tampa Bay (Pinellas County Environmental News, 3/16/2021)

• Red Tide Forensics: So THAT's What Happened (2019)

• 'Red Tide Summit' on Indian Rocks Beach addresses public concerns (2019)

OCL on the News:

• Why do we study the ocean’s circulation? New book offers answers (USF News, 5/9/2025) New!

• 'The Rising Tides Podcast' explores cutting-edge ocean technologies in marine science (USF News, 4/9/2025)

• SECOORA Webinar on the Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Ian: Warm Subsurface Water on the Wide Continental Shelf (SECOORA News, 4/3/2025)

• New Sargassum system takes aim at a troublesome seaweed (USF News, 3/28/2025)

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