What time of year does Red Tide start in Texas & California & does it happen every year?

Answer 1

Red Tide and El Nino are two very different phenomenon! First, Red Tide is an algae that "blooms" when the coastal water get warm. So, in late summer or in early fall is when most Red Tides occur annually in Texas (see first reference below) , and due to the effects of El Nino, Red Tides have been occuring annually around Yule in Calafornia as well (see third reference below). Red Tides are affected by El Nino which is a weather phenomenon (see second reference below). El Nino "is a global coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon. The Pacific ocean signatures, El Niño and La Niña (also written in English as El Nino and La Nina) are major temperature fluctuations in surface waters of the tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean. The names, from the Spanish for "the little boy" and "the little girl", refer to the Christ child, because the phenomenon is usually noticed around Christmas time in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of South America. (see third reference below) So, as El Nino and La Nina change water temperatures, these algae "bloom" and wreak havok. Makes eating seafood kinda risky if you ask me.

Answer 2

It happens every year on Christmas day, that's why it is called "el niNo". It 's an invasion of the water by red algae: red tide