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Question: Need to write an article for a regional paper, warning local residents of the threat of a red tide. Include in the article answers to the following questions:

What is a red tide?
Why should the town care about one occurring? In other words, describe the characteristics of a red tide and how it might affect them.
Explain the health hazards and cause of fish die-off during red tides (Be sure to identify the CNN video's mistake to address common red tide misconceptions
Which town(s) in the attached map region is/are the most likely site to experience a red tide?
Explain ALL of the manmade factors present which would likely create the red tide in this/these site(s)?
Identify the natural factors that could also contribute to a red tide.
Under what specific conditions would a red tide happen?
Are dinoflagellates the only organisms responsible for red tides? How many organisms can produce a red tide?
Explain the likelihood other sites in the map region would experience a red tide?
What can be done by the towns to reduce the possibility of one happening near them.