Red tides have made many people sick, including residents and tourists on the Florida Gulf Coast. The tides have also affected many business owners, as many tourists do not want to come to resorts because of red tides. Red tides are caused in two ways. One of the ways is algae which reproduces and gives a toxic air effect. Many outbreaks have also occurred because of red tides. These things include fish and shellfish poisoning. To stop red tides, many researchers have carried out many experiments to try to find a way to stop red tides! There are three main solutions to stopping red tides. If we try to implement these solutions, the number of red tides will decrease. Residents of Florida's Gulf Coast have been primarily affected by red tides. Resident Richard Leydon said the wind was blowing from the Gulf. His chest tightened, he became short of breath, his throat irritated, his eyes burned, and his head hurt. It was horrible. He felt like he had spent an entire day in an overly chlorinated pool. Richard Leydon also has an asthmatic son. When the toxic breeze blows from the red tide, his son coughs and coughs until he vomits. On weekends, the family leaves the island for Orlando. They want their son to play somewhere. The reason they have to go to Orlando is because he can't get out of where he lives because of the toxic air blowing. Not only are residents affected by red tides, but so are tourists. Tourists say red tides come and go. It is said that toxins carried by air do not cause health problems, but if there is a land breeze, it is a problem. On one side of the coast, people could... middle of paper ... there are solutions. One way to stop red tides is to stop global warming! Red tides have affected many people and caused damage to both humans and animals.Works Cited1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “A “red tide” is a commonly used term for a harmful algal bloom. » What is a red tide? National Ocean Service, 2014. Web. May 23, 2014. http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/redtide.html2. Weiss, Kenneth. “Dark Tides, Winds III.” Modified oceans. Times Editor, 2006. Web. May 23, 2014. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-oceans-series,0,7783938.special3. Akai, Takatoshi. “Red Tide.” Slide sharing. LinkedIn Company, 2014. Web. May 23, 2014. http://www.slideshare.net/yfd07336/red-tide4. Bruckner, Monica. “Red Tide – A Harmful Algae Bloom.” Microbial Life, 2014. Web. May 24, 2014. http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/topics/redtide/index.html