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Bill Nelson warns that Florida faces plague-like conditions from toxic algae blooms

By John Siciliano

Published August 28, 2018 9:58pm ET

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Bill Nelson warns that Florida faces plague-like conditions from toxic algae blooms — FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2017 file photo, manatees swim with their calves at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Fla. According to Florida wildlife officials, there have been more manatee deaths so far in 2018 than all of last year. A total of 540 manatees have died through Aug. 12, whereas 538 died in 2017. Experts blame a cold snap at the beginning of the year and the toxic red tide algae in the Gulf of Mexico for the fatalities. About 100 deaths are blamed on red tide. | (Red Huber/AP)

Democratic Florida Sen. Bill Nelson says his state is facing plague-like conditions from a harmful algal bloom that has the Sunshine State coated in a green slime.

“Most people have seen the dead fish, the dead mammals, of which has been an additional plague on Florida this year,” Nelson said Tuesday at a Commerce Committee hearing on the toxic bloom crisis. “The harmful algae blooms have suddenly enveloped Florida to a green slime.”

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