Florida governor declares state of emergency to combat worst red tide in over 10 years
Florida Gov. Rick Scott issued a state of emergency due to impacts of red tide on Monday, Aug. 13. The state of emergency covers Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota, Manatee, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. Red tide is a naturally occurring algae that has been documented along Florida's Gulf Coast since the 1840s and occurs nearly every year, according to the/ A dead Snook is shown along the water's edge in Bradenton Beach, Florida, on Monday Aug. 6, 2018. From Naples in Southwest Florida, about 135 miles north, beach communities along ...
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