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Rain May Not Kill Red Tide In Pensacola
October 17th, 2007 Categories: Pensacola Beach
My article yesterday about rain possibly taking care of the red tide does not appear to be valid. It was based on word of mouth from a long time Pensacola resident and avid local surfer. Maybe it will just take some time.
But today, the Red Tide is still on the beaches. There are dead fish everywhere on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key, and the stench is horrendous. Not a great week for the beach.
Check out this Red Tide Alert site. Scroll down a little to see an incredible picture of the red tide approaching the shoreline on Little Gasparilla Island. Let’s just pray it leaves our area soon. For now, the Gulf along the coast is pretty much dead.
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Rain May Kill Pensacola Red Tide
October 16th, 2007 Categories: Pensacola Beach
I was pleased as I looked at the weather radar on Tuesday morning to see the whole area of the Gulf of Mexico south of Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key covered with rain. The northwest Florida beaches are experiencing a terrible outbreak of red tide this week and rain is supposed to be a sure fire cure for the red tide. I have no data to back this up, but a surf report given by Yancy Spencer III from Innerlight Surf Shop indicated that he believes if we get rain it will help the red tide go away.
Scientist are currently studying red tide and trying to find out how to prevent it. A summary is provided at the NSTA web site. Or for a less scientific description, you can check out the Wikipedia Red Tide page.
I’m truly sorry for those tourist who have come to vacation on our beautiful sugar white sand beaches in Northwest Florida only to experience the burning eyes and coughing that go along with red tide. If it wasn’t the red tide, it could be large surf or jellyfish. Nature will have it’s way. At least we don’t have the shark attacks like they do on the east coast of Florida.
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The Crimson Tide Rolls Onto Pensacola Beach
October 15th, 2007 Categories: Pensacola Beach
Red Tide, that is, not the Alabama Crimson Tide.
I know there are a lot of Alabama fans in the Pensacola area, but I don’t believe there are too many fans of the Red Tide.
An algae bloom know as Red Tide comes to visit the beaches in the Pensacola area from time to time. Red Tide is a major irritant and causes watery eyes, sore throats, and a tickling cough. Anyone who experiences these symptoms near the coastline should leave and head inland.
Red Tide is unpredictable. We never know when it is going to come and when it is going to leave. The last bad Red Tide I remember was in October of 2005. It was so bad on Pensacola Beach, you could hardly walk to the beach without coughing. But I went to Perdido Key the same day and there was no sign of Red Tide at Perdido Key beaches.
For beach residents, I guess it’s just another drawback of living on the beach, albeit a rare occurrence.
You should not go into the water during a Red Tide outbreak, but if you do (I know nothing can keep surfers out of the water), take a shower just as quickly as you can after leaving the water. At the very least, rinse your face and eyes with fresh water. And expect to look like you have pink eye for a few hours.
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