Unusually intense red tide warning issued
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Unusually intense red tide warning issued
FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - Scientists are warning that there could be an unusually intense outbreak of red tide this spring. A wet winter and high numbers of "seeds" of the toxic red tide algae off the coast of Maine are setting the stage for a large outbreak. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution biologists say the field of these algae "seeds" is 30 percent larger than normal. But biologist Don Anderson said, even with the abundance of seeds, the severity of the tide still depends on the weather. read more
Submission | April 26, 2008
