Recent satellite images of Lake O algal blooms may be deceiving

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 26, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

SANIBEL, Fla. – NOAA’s satellite images of Lake Okeechobee’s algal blooms may not show the whole picture. A satellite image taken on May 11th showed toxic algae covering more than half of the lake. 500 square miles were green, yellow, or red on the image. On May 24th, only 150 square miles of the lake were covered in a bloom. It could make viewers think the bloom is shrinking or going away, but that is not the case, experts said. The lake is lowering quickly with the recent dry weather in Southwest Florida. The wind is pushing the blooms around and...

Blue-green algal blooms found sitting in Caloosahatchee

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

FORT MYERS, Fla.– Blue-green Algal blooms are sitting in the Caloosahatchee. NBC-2 Reporter Michael Raimondi boarded a boat Thursday to check out Oxbow in the Alva area. Captains for Clean Water Co Founder, Daniel Andrews, took him out to show what some of the smaller canals look like. They found rotten-smelling algae sitting in shallow, slow-moving spots. The toxic pads of algae were floating on the surface in a few canals. We’ve also seen it at the Franklin Lock this week. Captain Andrews said the recent easterly winds have helped break up the blooms. If it were calm,...

Water experts worry blue-green algae and red tide could create ‘perfect storm’

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 17, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

FORT MYERS, Fla.– Southwest Florida water experts advise we could see the perfect storm this summer. Blue-green algae is sitting on parts of Lake Okeechobee right now. We’ve also seen the algae streaks in the Caloosahatchee River near Avla and Fort Myers Shores. The lake is about a foot higher than the Army Corps would like it to be at this time of year. That means higher water releases could come our way during the summer and fall months. Red Tide has killed fish from Charlotte Harbor South to Barefoot Beach. The toxic water is sticking around longer...

Algae covers water from Lake Okechobee to Fort Myers

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 13, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

FORT MYERS, Fla.– Algae is covering water from Lake Okechobee down to Fort Myers. Right now, more than half of Lake Okeechobee is covered by algal blooms. Captains For Clean Water co-founder Chris Wittman said it’s too late to make a big change for our summer. He hopes we do not experience heavy rain before June. “Water quality is the most important issue that affects our community and our economy,” Wittman said. “If we have a very wet summer, it’s going to be bad news for our communities.” Captains for Clean Water is calling on the Army...

FGCU professor studies health effects of algal blooms

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 12, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Dr. Barry Rosen, a Florida Gulf Coast University professor, is on a mission to learn more about algal bloom impacts on human health. The professor has created a new way to study the toxic water. Inside his lab, he teamed up with Dr. Osman Karatum. The two created a chamber that can create a controlled natural environment. They’re using samples from Lake Okeechobee from last week. They have a tank of air that mimics wind inside. They can control how strong the air blows inside. That can potentially send toxic particles into the air....

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Recent satellite images of Lake O algal blooms may be deceiving

Blue-green algal blooms found sitting in Caloosahatchee

Water experts worry blue-green algae and red tide could create ‘perfect storm’

Algae covers water from Lake Okechobee to Fort Myers

FGCU professor studies health effects of algal blooms