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As Florida's Toxic Red Tide Stretches On, Residents Report Health Problems

Mon, 2018-09-03 05:43 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Fish are seen washed ashore after dying in a red tide in Captiva, Florida, on Aug. 3, 2018.Cristobal Herrera / EPA file

Doctors in southwest Florida say they've seen an increase in patients complaining of breathing problems.

nbcnews.com - by Annie Rose Ramos - September 2, 2018

. . . The red tide . . . poses a health risk to people. The microorganisms emit brevetoxins, which can get blown into the air. When the toxins are breathed in, they constrict passages in the lungs, causing people to cough and have difficulty breathing.

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Is a Super Bloom on the Way? Scientists Worry a ‘Brown Tide’ Will Merge With Red Tide

Sun, 2018-08-26 08:34 — Kathy Gilbeaux

An ongoing red tide is killing wildlife throughout Florida’s southwest coast and has left beaches littered with dead fish, sea turtles, manatees and a whale shark. Additional footage courtesy of Southwest Florida TV via Facebook.

bradenton.com - by Mark Young - August 24, 2018

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is reporting an outbreak of Trichodesmium, sometimes called a brown tide, in waters offshore of Manatee County.

It is a separate species but similar to the well documented Karenia brevis, a photosynthetic organism responsible for the persistent red tide hitting Manatee and other nearby counties along 130 miles of coastline. Concerns are now being raised that if the two blooms merge, it could essentially deepen an ongoing red tide.

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TIME - Meet the 31 People Who Are Changing the South - Caroline Lewis

Wed, 2018-08-15 23:33 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Caroline Lewis - Jorge Castillo—The CLEO Institute

time.com - July 26, 2018

People across South Florida are awakening to the danger of climate change, and Caroline Lewis is a big reason why. The former high school principal has spent the last eight years educating the region’s vulnerable communities about its effects from the helm of the CLEO Institute, a nonprofit she founded. At the heart of CLEO’s work is Lewis’ training of local leaders in the science and policy of global warming, so they can spread the word in their communities. CLEO also helped found the Miami Climate Alliance, which has planned marches and helped shape local environmental policy.

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Grand Jury Reports - 2017 Fall Term – As Storm Clouds Gathered: The Preparation for and Aftermath of Hurricane Irma

Thu, 2018-08-02 15:35 — Kathy Gilbeaux

miamisao.com - Filed August 1, 2018

The Fall Term 2017 Grand Jury is releasing this report during Hurricane Season 2018, approximately one-and-a-half-months shy of the one year anniversary of Hurricane Irma making landfall in South Florida. Based on information we received regarding the preparation for and the aftermath of Hurricane Irma’s impact on South Florida, this Grand Jury decided to conduct an investigation of this topic.

Grand Jury Reports - 2017 Fall Term – As Storm Clouds Gathered: The Preparation for and Aftermath of Hurricane Irma
(37 page .PDF document)
http://www.miamisao.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Grand-Jury-Fall-2017-Report-As-Storm-Clouds-Gathered-FINAL.pdf

Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office - Grand Jury Reports
http://www.miamisao.com/resources/grand-jury-reports/

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SunSmart Emergency Shelters Program

Sat, 2018-07-14 09:44 — Kathy Gilbeaux

DeSoto Elementary School in Tampa, Florida.

cleanenergygroup.org - Multiple Locations, Florida

Beginning in 2012, in an effort coordinated by University of Central Florida’s (UCF’s) Florida Solar Energy Center in collaboration with the Florida Office of Energy, Florida’s SunSmart E-Shelter Program has equipped more than 100 public schools with small PV systems and batteries, which are sufficient to keep lights and electrical outlets operating during a grid-disrupting natural disaster. This enables these schools to serve as self-powered places of refuge for communities across the state, providing emergency shelter for 100-500 people per site.

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CLICK HERE - RESEARCH - Keystone Virus Isolated from a Florida Teenager with Rash and Subjective Fever: Another Endemic Arbovirus in the Southeastern United States?

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Keystone Virus Isolated from a Florida Teenager with Rash and Subjective Fever: Another Endemic Arbovirus in the Southeastern United States?

Tue, 2018-06-19 22:19 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CLICK HERE - First ever isolation of Keystone virus from a human

CLICK HERE - Virus found in Florida resident may be widespread throughout the Southeast

ufhealth.org - June 18, 2018

A virus first found in Tampa Bay-area mosquitoes that can cause a rash and mild fever has been identified in humans for the first time, according to University of Florida researchers.

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CLICK HERE - Miami-Dade County - 2018 Official Hurricane Readiness Guide

Miami-Dade County - 2018 Official Hurricane Readiness Guide

Sat, 2018-06-02 17:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

miamidade.gov

Hurricane Season is from June 1 to November 30. Be sure to plan and prepare ahead of time.

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https://riskfinder.climatecentral.org/county/miami-dade-county.fl.us?comparisonType=postal-code&forecastType=NOAA2017_int_p50&level=3&unit=ft

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Surging Seas Risk Finder: Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA - What is at Risk?

Sun, 2018-05-27 21:50 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Jan Booher

CLICK ON THE MAP IMAGE, THEN SCROLL DOWN, and Choose a threat to map using the scrollable list

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Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact Provides Update to Regional Sea Level Rise Projection

Sun, 2018-05-27 18:13 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Jan Booher

Figure 1: Unified Sea Level Rise Projection. These projections are referenced to mean sea level at the Key West tide gauge. The projection includes three global curves adapted for regional application: the median of the IPCC AR5 RCP8.5 scenario as the lowest boundary (blue dashed curve), the USACE High curve as the upper boundary for the short term for use until 2060 (solid blue line), and the NOAA High curve as the uppermost boundary for medium and long term use (orange solid curve). The incorporated table lists the projection values at years 2030, 2060 and 2100. The USACE Intermediate or NOAA Intermediate Low curve is displayed on the figure for reference (green dashed curve). This scenario would require significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in order to be plausible and does not reflect current emissions trends.

southeastfloridaclimatecompact.org - Prepared by the Sea Level Rise Work Group - October 2015

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