Garie Beach

Can it be possible that the Oil has come to California beaches?

I was on a plane from LAX to OAK and when I was looking out the window I saw this brownish reddish color in the water. I not sure if this is oil but that's what it looked like to me. So is it possible that the oil came over here?

Public Comments

1. No
2. Absolutely not. The Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific Ocean are not connected to each other in any way. What you saw is called "red tide". It's a form of sea kelp.
3. It's red tide not oil. It would have to travel around South America or through the Panama Canal to get to the California coast.
4. No. Thank, God that He added Mexico! Otherwise, it would.