Sep 7, 2024 · When visiting a beach after a hurricane, it is essential to take certain precautions to ensure your safety. Avoid contact with ocean water for at least 72 hours after significant …

Oct 16, 2024 · Even if the ocean looks and smells fine right after a hurricane, experts say it could still be really dangerous. Here's how to stay safe.

Jan 10, 2018 · Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, taking a casual swim at your favourite beach just after a storm can pose a significant risk to your health.

Mar 10, 2025 · The simple answer to why you shouldn’t swim in the ocean after it rains is that stormwater runoff introduces a host of contaminants, significantly increasing the risk of …

Yes, you can, as long as you don't spot a storm on the horizon or a high chance of lightning. Although acid rain is a reality, the primary complication comes from terra firma. According to …

Avoid swimming near storm drains, pipes, outfalls, or areas where water runoff enters the ocean as they may carry pollutants from the land. Avoid swimming if you have open wounds, cuts, or …

For several weeks after a hurricane passes through, the ocean experiences an increase in marine life. This attracts a variety of larger animals, including seabirds that fly toward storms to take …

Sep 10, 2024 · Freshwater flooding from rain or saline storm surge may trap fish in an inappropriate salinity. If this happens rapidly and the fish have no escape, species that are …

Dec 26, 2023 · Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services recommends avoiding ocean water activities for 72 hours after it rains. That's because bacteria in stormwater runoff …

Sep 13, 2017 · When a low-pressure system forms over warm tropical oceans under the right conditions, it can intensify to become a tropical depression, then a tropical storm, and …