1 Red tide is caused by a microscopic algae, Karenia brevis. 2  K. brevis can kill large numbers of fish and other sealife including dolphins and manatees and can make shellfish poisonous to humans.3  K. brevis produces airborne toxins that can cause respiratory irritation. 4  Red tide can cause skin irritations.lorida red tide is a specific type of Harmful Algae Bloom (HAB). 1  HABs are a worldwide phenomenon. 2  Red tide is caused by a microscopic algae, Karenia brevis.
This is not an example of the work written by our professional essay writers. The Cuban missile crisis began on 14 October, 1962 when an American U-2 spy plane discovered that Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union was attempting to install intermediate-range nuclear-outfitted ballistic missiles in Cuba.
Introduction. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. shores.he Cold War was far from over, though. In fact, another legacy of the crisis was that it convinced the Soviets to increase their investment in an arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the U.S. from Soviet territory.