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Water visibility still not recovered in the Florida Keys after Hurricane Wilma March 22, 2006

Posted by Andy Carroll in : News, Uncategorized , trackback

Apparently divers in Florida are saying that the waters are still murky in the Southern Keys nearly 6 months after Hurricane Wilma. Heartland News state that visibility in the Middle and Upper keys is fine, but some people are expressing concern that the southern area has not recovered and this may effect the 700 million dollar tourist industry in that area.

It’s not uncommon for a hurricane or any big wind storm to stir up bottom sediments, which temporarily cloud the water. The superintendent of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary says the sediments normally settle within a few weeks.