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The hurricane sent foul water from the sewers into Biscayne Bay. What happens now?

 

If the flooding Hurricane Irma unleashed around Miami-Dade County looked bad onshore, scientists worry the damage to Biscayne Bay could be far more long-lasting, and difficult to fix.

During and after the storm, foul stormwater from the mainland and beaches poured into the bay, carrying pollution from oil-stained streets and leaky sewers to areas already struggling with seagrass die-offs and algae blooms. Ongoing testing by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Miami-Dade County has found chlorophyll, the pigment found in algae, elevated all over the bay.

At the troubled north end, where an ongoing die-off has killed half the beds, it spiked up to 10 times higher, a sign that increasing nutrients from pollution are feeding the seagrass-smothering algae.

Salinity levels have also plunged in places, leaving water nearly fresh. Oxygen concentrations needed to keep fish alive are also woefully low.

“The real question is what happens now,” said Chris Kelbel, an oceanographer with NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab. “Does the chlorophyll and algal biomass keep getting high, or does it die back down to normal?”

Scientists studying Biscayne Bay after Hurricane Irma have found levels of chlorophyll, the green pigments found in algae, at twice their normal levels in the north end of the bay and areas along the coast, raising concerns about potential blooms. The normal range falls between 0.7 and 0.9 parts per billion.

Chris Kelbel National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration

While it’s not yet clear precisely what’s causing the problems, the likely culprit is the pollution, which over the years has caused the bay to grow less and less healthy, driving away fish and wiping out more than 23-square miles of seagrass meadows.

“You’re reducing the resiliency of the bay to withstand these types of disturbances,” Kelbel said.

The NOAA team and other scientists are in the midst of performing an ecosystem assessment and expect results in the next few weeks.

The bay, along with the mangrove forests, sawgrass marshes, pine rocklands and South Florida’s other natural features evolved to withstand frequent poundings from hurricanes. Churning up bays can help flush them out — after Irma, Florida Bay brimmed with life — while heavy rain and freshwater swelling rivers can revive shorelines. But when all that water is polluted, consequences can be dire.

After hurricanes Katrina and Wilma lashed Florida in 2005, algae started appearing inshore where canals and groundwater flush into the bay. The algae, which block the light seagrass needs, eventually took over the beds in the north central parts of the bay. Then in 2013, acres of turtle grass that once grew in gin clear water in the secluded Tuttle basin began dying, raising concerns that storm run-off from increased flooding, coupled with rising salinity tied to sea rise, was worsening conditions.

Following Irma, monthly sampling by Miami-Dade County’s Division of Environmental Resources Management found the highest levels of chlorophyll in the secluded north basins and off Matheson Hammock, where a major canal drains into the bay. In a statement emailed Friday evening, the agency said it was analyzing the data.

Hurricane Irma flooded many coastal streets, including this one in Edgewater, which then drained into the city’s stormwater system or into Biscayne Bay.

Emily Michot emichot@miamiherald.com

But scientists working with other agencies say conditions are likely troubling.

NOAA has been sampling water monthly off South Florida since the 1990s and after hurricanes typically looks at issues like algae blooms that might worsen. Earlier this month, they modified their sampling to look more closely at Irma’s impacts. In addition to water quality in Biscayne Bay, the assessment will examine seagrass and the condition of juvenile sportfish in the region’s lucrative fishing industry, coral near Cheeca Rocks and water quality in the Gables Waterway where leaking septic tanks have long caused problems.

While results are preliminary, so far they show chlorophyll elevated in all but the central parts of the bay. The level in salinity near shore also dropped, Kelbel said, which is in not unexpected. But in places, water was nearly fresh.

After Irma, millions of gallons of stormwater flowed into the bay, leaving some water in the bay entirely fresh and cutting salinity in other parts by half, which could damage marine life.

Chris Kelbel National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Concentrated oxygen in water, necessary for marine life, was also dangerously low in places, said NOAA research scientist Nicole Millette, who is conducting a long-term study of the bay’s health. In some locations, levels were half of what’s needed for marine life and even lower in other places, she said.

“Basically, there’s low oxygen in the water in certain areas and that is another indication of poor water quality,” she said.

Kelbel said scientists are still working on finding more precisely what’s causing the problems. The seagrass die-off in the Tuttle basin, coupled with the wider spread die-offs, could also make conditions worse since seagrass help soak up the nutrients.

“When you have a die-off, you have a high the potential to have algal blooms and larger algal blooms,” he said.

Stormwater typically contains high amounts of bacteria from leaking sewer and septic tanks. In 2015, after heavy pumping during king tides, water around Miami Beach had live fecal matter above state health limits, that included both human and dog waste. The finding triggered harsh criticism of the city’s pumping and prompted calls for more monitoring. But so far, only one station along the beach has been added, DERM said in Friday’s statement. Other locations are being considered, the statement said.

In an effort to clean stormwater, Miami Beach filters out large objects at pump stations, shown here, before water is flushed into the bay. But the dirty water is not treated.

Miami Herald Staff

Florida International University geochemist Henry Briceño, who conducted the sampling and drew sharp criticism from Miami Beach officials, is now testing water provided by Kelbel for signs of waste. He expects to have the results in a couple weeks.

But environmentalists fear the time for fixing the bay may be running out.

“The bay’s a mess. Let’s just call it cesspool, OK?” said Capt. Dan Kipnis. “We already knew we were dying [in Tuttle basin] and the levels were high after the hurricane. You would expect any septic tanks would have flooded out and ended up in canals that ended up being pumped into the bay. You don’t have to be a scientist to understand that theory.”

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Source  :  Miami Herald

Página 365 de 366-Veja a distância entre Paris e Miami #ViernesdeGanarSeguidores

Distância de Paris a Miami
A distancia é 7369 km ou 4579 milhas ou 3979 milhas náuticas
A distância é a distância do ar teórica (distância ortodrômica). Voar entre aeroportos dos dois locais ‘pode ser uma distância diferente, dependendo da localização dos aeroportos e via real escolhida.
Mapa – caminho mais curto entre Paris e Miami

Paris

Miami

O mapa é usando uma projeção que faz a terra e oceanos muito mais amplo perto do pólo sul e pólos norte. O título / curso / rolamento durante um voo varia na maioria dos casos. Roteiro com base na imagem da NASA.

Paris

Latitude: 48 ° 51 ‘Norte
Longitude: 2 ° 21 ‘do leste
posição inicial: 282,5 ° oeste-noroeste
título final: 225,5 ° Sudoeste

Miami
Latitude: 25 ° 46 ‘Norte
Longitude: 80 ° 12 ‘Oeste
posição inicial: 45,5 ° Nordeste
título final: 102,5 ° Leste-sudeste

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Sol Nascente e Sol Poente em Miami amanhã 31/12/2016 #ViernesdeGanarSeguidores

 Sol Nascente 07:07

Sol Poente 17:41

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Silvio Santos e família viajarão para Miami neste domingo

A propósito
Contrariando o que sempre aconteceu, Silvio Santos e família vão passar a noite de Natal aqui no Brasil.

A viagem para novo período de férias nos Estados Unidos foi confirmada para domingo, 25.

 

Flávio Ricco com colaboração de José Carlos Nery

Nikia posa desnuda en la sala de la casa de verano en Miami

MIRA AQUI las fotos

Carolina Dieckmann só fará novo trabalho na Globo em 2017

Morando em Miami, Carolina Dickemann combinou com a Globo de só voltar no ano que vem

 

Carolina Dieckmann, que agora mora com a família nos Estados Unidos, foi liberada da Globo até janeiro.

E como ela tem o desejo de ficar lá mais tempo, é bem provável que na sua volta ela faça trabalhos mais curtos.

Tiago Worcman, executivo de televisão, hoje como vice-presidente sênior da Viacom na América Latina, tem a sua base de trabalho em Miami e toda a família está morando lá desde o começo do ano.

 

Flávio Ricco com colaboração de José Carlos Nery

Segunda temporada do Ridículos será gravada em Miami

Nova temporada

Começaram os trabalhos de produção da segunda temporada do programa “Ridículos”, exibido na MTV, com Felipe Titto, Ellen Milgrau e Hugo Gloss.

As gravações em Miami, nos estúdios da Viacom, irão acontecer entre os dias 26 e 3 de setembro, sob a direção de Rodrigo Branco, ex-Band. Thiago Martins e Anderson Silva já confirmaram participação no programa.

Porteira

A Viacom, dona da MTV, tem como objetivo produzir cada vez mais programas nos estúdios dos Estados Unidos para exibição no Brasil.

O “Ridículos”, portanto, não será o único.

 

Flávio Ricco com colaboração de José Carlos Nery

Qual é a distância entre Porto Alegre e Miami? #MiercolesDeGanarSeguidores

Distância de Porto Alegre para Miami
A distancia é 6905 km ou 4291 milhas ou 3729 milhas náuticas
A distância é a distância do ar teórica (distância ortodrômica). Voar entre aeroportos dos dois locais ‘pode ser uma distância diferente, dependendo da localização dos aeroportos e via real escolhida.
Mapa – caminho mais curto entre Porto Alegre e Miami

Porto Alegre

Miami

O mapa é usando uma projeção que faz a terra e oceanos muito mais amplas perto do sul e pólos norte. O título / curso / rolamento durante um voo varia na maioria dos casos. Roteiro com base na imagem da NASA.

Porto Alegre
Latitude: 30 ° 02 ‘Sul
Longitude: 51 ° 14 ‘Oeste
posição inicial: 330.5 ° Norte-noroeste
título final: 331,7 ° Norte-noroeste

Miami
Latitude: 25 ° 46 ‘Norte
Longitude: 80 ° 12 ‘Oeste
posição inicial: 151,7 ° Sul-sudeste
título final: 150,5 ° Sul-sudeste

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