Red tide will likely persist in some capacity over the next several weeks in this region, impacting beach plans for spring breakers.
A beach along Florida's Gulf coast. Red tide is becoming a major concern in portions of the west coast of the state. – Beaches across parts of the west coast of Florida are dealing with a significant issue.Red tide is officially known as harmful algal blooms, or HABs. These HABs are huge algae blooms the create algae-produced toxins, which greatly reduce oxygen levels in the water.
High levels of Karenia brevis are being reported in a wide swath from Sarasota all the way down to Naples.The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science has issued an alert for moderate to high respiratory irritation from red tide at the beaches across this area. It is known that red tide and the algae Karenia brevis are impacted by sunlight, nutrients and salinity. The tide is also impacted by wind speed and direction, along with Gulf currents.Meteorologists have noted intense red tide events after major hurricanes in the Gulf. A major red tide event occurred in months after Hurricane Irma hit Southwest Florida in 2017.
It is possible that the intensity of the red tide may be partially attributed to Ian’s landfall on Sept. 28.The algae that creates red tide is found almost exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico -- but that doesn’t mean it’s exclusive to Florida’s west coast.
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