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Kim Prather, a leading atmospheric chemist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, wants to yell out her window at every surfer, runner, and biker she spots along the San Diego coast.
I wouldnt go in the water if you paid me $1 million right now, she said.
The beach, in her estimation, is one of the most dangerous places to be these days, as the novel coronavirus marches silently across California.
In her research, Prather has found that the ocean churns up all kinds of particulate and microscopic pathogens, and every time the ocean sneezes with a big wave or two, it sprays these particles into the air. She believes that this new coronavirus is light enough to float through the air much farther than we think. The six-feet physical distancing rule, she said, doesnt apply at the beach, where coastal winds can get quite strong and send viral particles soaring.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-02/coronavirus-ocean-swimming-surfing-safe-beaches-los-angeles?campaign_id=49&emc=edit_ca_20200403&instance_id=17316&nl=california-today®i_id=67615784&segment_id=23761&te=1&user_id=93b79612eb89ac18a1871fa77f9d0e9b&fbclid=IwAR0hZtVEq8FAE9j4nvcZcwqAOR18abpstcRfFcJQF6sVBTjmjypjfXezwHk
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)But I'd go there for 0 dollars.
Not to like a crowded beach, but a beach in general?
Hell yeah.
Wish I was sitting on the wall at Ocean Beach, SF watching the sunset a couple hours ago ... Cliff House to my right, windmills to my left ... I bet it was awesome.
CloudWatcher
(1,851 posts)If you're missing some waves, this might help a tiny tiny bit ... I like it
https://explore.org/livecams/hawaii/hawaii-pipeline-cam
And yeah, a deserted beach sounds pretty ideal to me!
BigmanPigman
(51,632 posts)No one is allowed at the beach.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)SunSeeker
(51,726 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,902 posts)Crowded beaches with lots of potentially infected are one thing. But the ocean in general? Really?
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)I'd have been like 'okay, yeah that makes some sense', but talking like the ocean is barfing up coronavirus is just ... whatever?!?
Maybe if it had originated in algae or kelp or something.
BigmanPigman
(51,632 posts)and parks and hiking trials. $1,000 if you break the law too. It has been like this for over a week. This isn't FL and their way of dealing with Spring Break.
https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/lifeguards-continue-enforcing-san-diego-beach-closures/509-50de5f66-4127-4c88-b0e2-ad74036986ea