Jessica Meszaros
Jessica Meszaros is a reporter and host of Morning Edition at WUSF Public Media, and former reporter and host of All Things Considered for WGCU News.
She was a multimedia reporter for Miami’s public radio station, WLRN Radio, for more than two years.
In the summer of 2013, Jessica interned for NPR's All Things Considered in Washington D.C. She has a background in newspaper reporting from her summer 2014 internship with the Sun-Sentinel in South Florida.
Jessica graduated from Florida International University with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Honors College.
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This past week, high concentrations of red tide only went as far north as Pinellas County. But this week, those levels have been detected all the way up in the Panhandle. -
Stakeholders across Florida will soon be brought together as part of a new climate health disparity survey. -
More frequent and localized Karenia brevis testing, plus a one-stop shop for all the latest red tide information are just some of the gaps Florida needs to fill when it comes to the toxic algae blooms, according to a recent study. -
Tampa again experienced a near-record hot July last month, coming in second to July 2020 by just half a degree. -
Scientists say the area of little-to-no oxygen is about the size of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie put together. -
Fish kills and respiratory irritations suspected to be related to red tide have been reported from Pinellas County down to Lee County. -
The entire fracking process creates waste, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. And a lot of the activity is concentrated in the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico, which is home to several endangered and threatened wildlife species. -
One doctor recommends to either wear a mask and goggles or go indoors to help with the symptoms of red tide, and he says the toxic blooms are driving more patients to seek medical help. -
Even though recent water quality tests have not been detecting nutrients of the Piney Point wastewater spill, researchers believe current red tide and cyanobacteria blooms across Tampa Bay are likely being exacerbated by the nutrients which still exist in the bay's ecosystems. -
A patchy red tide bloom has reached the beaches of Pinellas County, causing fish kills and respiratory irritations, according to state wildlife officials.
