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Researchers at the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science have created models to show where the wastewater from Piney Point has spread throughout Tampa Bay.
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USF modeling pollutant spread from Piney Point wastewater discharge
One model shows the wastewater entering the Gulf of Mexico
Professor Weisberg says the pollutants can fuel red tide bloom
Professor Robert Weisberg, with the school’s Physical Oceanography department, says the Ocean Circulation Group created the circulation models using information from the tides, winds and river inflows to determine the current.
One model shows the wastewater that started on March 31 close to Port Manatee and has since spread into the Gulf of Mexico. Another model predicts how the pollutant plume will move through Friday.
St. Pete Leaders Seek Change After 2 Killed in a Single Day PUBLISHED 7:02 PM ET Mar. 31, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:02 PM EDT Mar. 31, 2021
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Detectives are working to solve the 12th homicide in the city of St. Petersburg this year. City leaders gathered on Wednesday to call on the community to stop the violence.
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There have been 12 homicides in St. Petersburg so far this year
There were 15 homicides in the city for all of 2020
On Tuesday, there were two homicides in St. Pete in a single day
Mayor Rick Kriseman and Police Chief Anthony Holloway spoke about the gun violence so far this year. In 2020, there were 15 homicides in the city; in the first three months of 2021, there have been 12.