Lingering debris from the Palisades fire and marine mammals sickened by toxic algae remain a concern, but there is a bright spot with water quality this summer.

That, along with the nutrient-rich runoff, is feeding the algae. "Whether it be with a fire or just organic waste flowing into the ocean, those all contribute to the size, scale, intensity of ...

golden-brown algae and diatoms (Chrysophyta), fire algae (Pyrrophyta), red algae (Rhodophyta), yellow-green algae (Xanthophyta), and brown algae (Paeophyta). Algae produce a vast quantity (thought ...

There is a lack of scientific data that explains what may be intensifying algae blooms, but experts fear ash from the Los Angeles wildfires, or even fire retardant used to put out the fires ...

"It's been more than I've seen in my career," LA County Fire Section Chief Kenichi Haskett ... life are being poisoned by a massive toxic algae bloom that attacks their brains.