Tag: algae bloom
Possible Connection Between Fire Island Algae Bloom and Breach Caused by Hurricane Sandy, Scientists Say
Every year since Hurricane Sandy created a breach, a brown tide has rolled into Fire Island, and a scientist from Stony Brook University thinks it’s no coincidence. Although algae blooms have popped up in on and off since the 1980s, this year breaks the record as the sixth consecutive year the brown tide has showed […]