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NOAA-funded study links hurricanes and extreme storm events with toxic red tides

 

Diagram showing the ways that hurricanes may create ideal conditions for algae to grow

A NOAA-funded study links hurricanes and extreme storm events with toxic red tides by showing how the strong wind fields and heavy precipitation produced by Hurricane Ian created a favorable condition for the development of large phytoplankton blooms on the West Florida Shelf. Learn more: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/noaa-funded-study-links-hurricanes-extreme-storms-with-toxic-red-tides/