A warmer Thursday start with stray showers this afternoonFTC issues refunds of over $5M to Ring customers; are you eligible?
NAPLES Wildlife officials suspect toxins, including harmful Blue-Green Algae toxins, to be the cause of fatal panther disease One of the biggest problems panthers are facing right now is Feline Leukomyelopathy or FLM; It was first documented by state wildlife agencies in 2017. FLM causes varying degrees of rear leg weaknesses that leads to difficulty walking.
LEE COUNTY Tracking blue-green algae blooms to combat toxic bacteria Satellite images of Lake Okeechobee show how concentrated and where blue-green algae blooms are occurring on the lake. By tracking the algae blooms over time, the data shows how a bloom moves, grows and dies.
FORT MYERS SWFL groups tackle algae problems together Algae isn’t just a problem in Cape Coral or Fort Myers, it’s a problem throughout Southwest Florida. On Wednesday, several groups came together to fight the water crisis in our area.
WINK NEWS Testing relationship between algae outbreaks and health concerns Water infested with blue-green algae is not safe to swim in, play in or drink because of harmful toxins. Although, far less is known about what’s in the air regarding those same algae outbreaks.
CAPE CORAL Completion of new water storage project to help water quality in Caloosahatchee Southwest Florida’s water quality got a boost on Tuesday.
WINK News Protecting and saving corals in the Florida Keys Researchers step in to protect and try and save thousands of corals in the Florida Keys.
CAPE CORAL New tech studying blue-green algae in SWFL Water releases aren’t expected anytime soon directly from Lake Okeechobee, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Nevertheless, blue-green algal blooms are present on the lake, in the Caloosahatchee and along canals in Southwest Florida.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral canals treated with peroxide-based algaecide Nearly 70 acres of Cape Coral canals were treated using an environmentally friendly hydrogen peroxide-based algaecide.
FORT MYERS Blue-green algae migrating to the Caloosahatchee Estuary Two months have passed since health alerts showed that blue-green algae are in our waterways.
CAPE CORAL Algae from South America shows up in Cape Coral canal A rare cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, not typically found in the United States has shown up in a Cape Coral canal.