Algae bloom reaches Florida national parks, threatens sea life

An enormous bloom of blue-green algae has spread across the bays of the southern tip of Florida, threatening coral reefs and seagrass beds, in an event that state scientists say appears to be partly the result of the controversial widening of the main road into the Keys; the algae bloom has reached the waters of both Everglades and Biscayne national parks, where scientists are working to assess the damage - Aug. 11, Sun-Sentinel