The geographic scope of this red tide — affecting areas from Galveston to South Padre Island — is the largest since 2000
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Published Monday Oct. 17 2011
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By Associated Press
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Historic drought conditions are fueling the largest algae bloom in more than a decade along the Texas Gulf Coast, killing fish, sparking warnings about beach conditions and making throats scratchy, researchers said Monday.
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We just returned from Corpus/Padre Island, and it was nearly unbearable. Coughing, sneezing, burning eyes. Did not see many dead fish, but we were told there had been many in previous weeks.
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