Red tide is back off the coast of Florida. Residents aren't sure how much more they can take

[bronxiteforever]

CNN
By Drew Kann, CNN
Updated 9:40 AM ET, Tue November 12, 2019

Starting in the summer of 2017, Colleen Gill's strolls on the beach were often interrupted by the smell of death. For more than a year, she came across thousands of grisly scenes during her walks on beaches around Naples, Florida...dead fish, sea turtles and even dolphins strewn across some of Florida's most popular beaches, many victims of an exceptionally long outbreak of red tide.

After 16 months that cost the state economy millions of dollars and left beachgoers choking on fumes emitted by the toxic algae, the organisms finally loosened their deadly grip on the waters earlier this year...Gill's walks on the beach returned to normal. As the waters cleared up, she was excited to finally see a pod of dolphins.

That was until about a month ago, when she smelled it again.

... Though not nearly as widespread as the last one, this latest outbreak is showing fairly high algae concentrations, according to Dr. Robert Weisberg, a professor of physical oceanography at the University of South Florida, who has studied these events for more than two decades.

More here

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/12/us/red-tide-southwest-florida-returns-2019/index.html

[greymattermom]

1. I used to book condos for a month in Marco Island.

Now, I go for a few days at a time to Siesta Key, and I only book when the coast is clear. One scary thing is that the long term effects of red tide toxin on humans are unknown. I love the Gulf coast, but this is ruining it. Fortunately, I live close enough to drive. Another thing you might not know is that Seagulls eat the eyes of the dead fish, so it's a toxic smell, coughing, respiratory irritation, and the gross eye eating thing you get to watch in person.

[dewsgirl]

4. I have seen and indeed it is gross.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. Stop electing Republicans for a start

[RKP5637]

3. K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[Baitball Blogger]

9. Florida Dem candidates should lead with this.

[progree]

5. "aren't sure how much more they can take" - wait a couple decades and it will be in your basements

and maybe the first floor too.

[Mickju]

6. "A couple decades"...

If not sooner

[progree]

7. True. Some are already being flooded almost everywhere along the coast. nt

[gibraltar72]

8. They are about to find out how much they can take.

[Duppers]

10. Property values are going to plummet on the Gulf Coast.

I suspect this is just the beginning. Global warming, kids.

[hatrack]

11. What. Did. They. Expect.

Eight years of Gov. Gollum, and now De Santis, a "different kind of Republican", in that state employees can now say "sea level rise" and "global warming" without being fired.

Oh, and I think there's a "task force" somewhere. Maybe they'll do some studies.

[bronxiteforever]

12. +1 Florida led the Nation in trying to outlaw

climate science. Really incredible.

[arachadillo]

13. Florida Red Tide Update

The most recent update, November 15, 2019, also does not show much
promise.

In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background to very low concentrations in Pinellas County, background concentrations in Manatee County, background to high concentrations in Sarasota County, very low to high concentrations in and/or offshore of Charlotte County, background to high concentrations in and/or offshore of Lee County, and very low to high concentrations in and/or offshore of Collier County. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 K. brevis cells per liter) persist in Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, and Collier counties. These included coastal sites in Sarasota County, coastal, inlet, and estuarine sites in Charlotte and Lee Counties, as well as samples collected as far as 7-30 miles offshore of Lee and Collier counties. High concentrations (>1 million cells per liter) were observed in 30 samples from these counties.

Let's see if this latest map can be posted.



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