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From the City of Dunedin:
August 12, 2021
According to NOAA, the risk-level forecast covers 30 of Florida's west coast beaches, as well as beaches in the state of Texas. The forecast is part of a NOAA-National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science national Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasting System, used by coastal resource managers to lessen the impact of red tide and other toxic blooms on local communities.
"Red tide impacts can be really variable because of wind patterns," said Dr. Barbara Kirkpatrick, Executive Director of GCOOS and an environmental health scientist who conducted the first studies documenting the impacts of Florida red tide blooms on human health. "They can use this tool the same way they use other weather reports."
This press release was produced by the City of Dunedin. The views expressed here are the author's own.
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