Gulf Red Tide Forecast Service To Begin Friday

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WASHINGTON - The government will begin issuing forecasts Friday of red tides — harmful blooms of algae — in the Gulf of Mexico.

The forecasts will be issued at least twice weekly and will be sent to local coastal managers in the Gulf states, who will issue any needed public advisories, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.

Red tides in the Gulf are caused by the toxic algae Karenia brevis. They can cause fish kills, force closure of shellfish beds, kill dolphins and manatees and cause respiratory distress in people. These toxic blooms have occurred along the coasts of all five Gulf states and take place nearly every year on the Gulf coast of Florida.

The forecasts are developed using information from commercial and government satellites, meteorological observing stations and field data collected by state and university monitoring programs."

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[peacetalksforall]

1. Isn't this one of the Edgar Cayce predictions? From about 60? years

ago?

[alarimer]

2. I don't know what difference this makes

Since red tides cannot be prevented or halted right now.