It looks like the red tide out in the ocean is sticking with us for a while.The ocean has been a funky, rusty red hue in various spots along our 42-miles of coastline, different each day but ...

The glowing waves still seem to be strong in areas across Orange County and Los Angeles, with red tide reports in South Bay, Long Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna, and South Orange County as of ...

San Diego's last red tide event in September 2013 lasted one week, while the previous one in October 2011 lasted a month, according to researchers. Previous ones have lasted even longer.

What looks like red tide during the day will sometimes glow at night when the water is disturbed. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Show Caption. 1 of 6.

The microscopic algae have an extremely fast response to stimuli — such as breaking waves — and produce their glow 15 milliseconds after stimulation, researchers say.

Red tides are being spotted off the coast of San Diego, which means glowing bioluminescent waves may be coming back. The first sign of a red tide is noticeable discoloration in the water.

Red tides are typically caused by accumulations of the microscopic dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedra, a phytoplankton that glows blue when agitated by waves, boats – or dolphins.

L OS ANGELES, CA — The waves off the coast of Orange County are glowing again, but it's not entirely the red tide causing the bioluminescent shimmer — it's fireworms. The glowing green ...

Beachgoers spotted bright blue, glowing waves in Southern California’s coastline this week. The bioluminescence waves, which turn the ocean red during the day and glow neon blue night, have been ...

The amount of time the red tides that cause bioluminescence lasts varies, but Lucas says they typically stick around for a couple of weeks. "In 2020, the red tide was around for almost two months.

The bright blue, glowing waves are back off Southern California’s coastline, lighting up dark beaches for the past week to the delight of beachgoers who scout out the unusual sight. The ...