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Patricia's ghost brings sea snakes
- Thread starter steel1man
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steel1man
Beach Fanatic
And we DON'T need beach Nourishment? Can you imagine what the next 2-3 real powerful hurricanes will do to the Money Maker aka white beaches? You all know those days WILL come....
Matt J
SWGB
No we don't. Ms. Harris, Mr. Riley and others have told us what we are far to ignorant to know or figure out on our own; Obama is taking your property and giving it to poor people!
Jim Tucker
Beach Fanatic
From what I saw a decade ago and since, it will only take a tropical storm to make a mess of our dunes. The next small hurricane with any surge at all will expose sea walls and wipe away much of the dune system. The next medium to large size hurricane will have houses and seawalls strewn all up and down the beaches.
Misty
Banned
It also brought red tide.
- By DEBORAH WHEELER
654-8443 | @WaltonSunDeb
dwheeler@waltonsun.com
Posted Oct. 27, 2015 at 1:17 PM
Updated at 1:22 PM
If you have been to the beach and saw a lot of dead fish washed up on the sand, you can blame Hurricane Patricia for that.And, if you can't go near the beach because when you do you begin to cough, sneeze, and your eyes get teary, you can blame Patricia for that also.South Walton Fire District Lifeguard Supervisor Chris Lambert said area beaches are seeing the first Red Tide wash in that we have seen in seven or eight years.Commonly referred to as Red Tide, the phenomena is a bacterial organism that exists in water that can cause humans to have trouble breathing and is a hazard to fish."It's an algae bloom," said Lambert, "that is ushered in by the surf. If you go out there, you will see the surf has a foamy appearance at the water's edge. It's associated with tropical storms and hurricanes that stir it up and push it to shore."Lambert said he has worked for South Walton Fire District for three years and lived in Destin for many years and this is the first time he has seen it in seven or eight years."We're seeing a lot of dead fish wash up," he said.Although the algae is apt to effect all the area beaches, he said most of the reports they have had are coming from the public beach access at Ed Walline Park across from Gulf Place, where people are leaving the beach almost as soon as they get there.As for how long it will last, Lambert said he has no idea.
Kurt
Admin
Cusk eel according to Capt. Larry.