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For centuries, it has plagued Florida’s Gulf Coast. Now it has returned to Tampa Bay to afflict everything it touches: The ecosystem, the economy, people’s livelihoods and their health, and ...
The hurricane also brought sustained winds of 75 mph (121 km/h) and a storm tide of 10.5 ft (3.2 m). [4] Damage from the wind was generally minor, while most of the impact wrought by the storm was due to abnormally high tides in Tampa and elsewhere in the area. [16]
A patchy Red Tide bloom is drifting through the gulf and Tampa Bay. Dead fish — grunt, mullet, pinfish, trout and others — have been ... Red Tide is killing fish.
Tampa Bay (Fort Brooke) No Yes No 4–5 Caused 15-foot (4.6 m) tide at Tampa [21] Unnamed: 1873 October 5–7: Punta Rassa: No Yes No 3 Produced 14-foot (4.3 m) tide [22] Unnamed: 1880 August 28–29: Vero Beach, Palm Beach– Lake Okeechobee: Yes Yes No 2 Badly hit areas near present Palm Beach County [23] Unnamed: 1886 June 21: Apalachicola ...
With no end in sight for the Red Tide algal blooms currently plaguing the Tampa Bay area, questions have surfaced concerning the safety of the region’s locally sourced seafood. We spoke with ...
Tampa Bay formed approximately 6,000 years ago as a brackish drowned river valley type [4] estuary with a wide mouth connecting it to the Gulf of Mexico.Prior to that time, it was a large fresh water lake, possibly fed by the Floridan Aquifer through natural springs. [5]
Cumulus clouds building over the Tampa Convention Center on a summer afternoon. The warm and rainy season typically begins in late May and runs through October. [5] Average high temperatures are in the low 90s °F (around 32 °C) with lows in the mid-70s °F (around 24 °C) during this period, and the combination of warm temperatures and high humidity brings an almost daily chance of rain and ...
The state has imposed new restrictions on redfish, trout and snook fishing across Tampa Bay because of the current toxic algal bloom, just two months after it lifted years-long limits imposed the ...