Hurricane Michael and Red Tide toxins - can be positive or negative

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Karelia braves is the red tide organism that effects the nervous system "just like pesticides." Particles going miles inland in the wind.

SARASOTA — Dissipating red tide could get an unwanted stir from Hurricane Michael this week as it passes Southwest Florida, where deadly algae has persisted offshore for a year.

Offshore winds are expected to continue until Michael passes, and then shift toward the shore, potentially spitting sea spray with the airborne red tide organism, Karenia brevis, onshore. These are the same conditions that have brought scores of dead fish onto area beaches in recent months, along with breathing problems for beachgoers.

“We don’t really know exactly what is going to happen,” said Richard Pierce, an ecotoxicologist and senior scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory. “There have been instances where a hurricane dispersed red tide so it didn’t come back. There have been times when it stirred things up and it brought more nutrients to the area and red tide came back worse than it was.”

Interesting video.

https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20181008/hurricane-michaels-winds-could-raise-stink