Recent, frequent red tides off the west coast of Florida correlated with a 54 percent increase in emergency room admissions for respiratory illnesses, including, pneumonia, asthma attacks, and other respiratory problems.

Recent, frequent red tides off the west coast of Florida correlated with a 54% increase in emergency room admissions for respiratory illnesses, including, pneumonia, asthma attacks, and other respiratory problems.

Care shouldn't start in the emergency room.

We've been sowing the seeds for a Florida West Coast Symphony that is more diverse and broader in appeal, and that at the same time is playing at a higher level of quality. Not all orchestras have this story to tell.

It got so bad I went into an emergency room. I didn't know which way was up.

It appears that these red tide events are increasing in nature, especially on Florida's west coast. I think that manatees and other animals impacted by these events are sentinels for serious environmental and human problems, and in fact our research makes a strong case for potentially severe human red-tide impacts.