Hurricane Irma has reached Florida and the Bahamas, and a rare phenomenon is taking place in both places
Beaches have become ‘dry’ as tropical winds have pulled their ocean tides far away from the shore
This is due to the storm’s low pressure, which acts as a “sucking mechanism” according to weather specialists
Two of Florida’s marine residents recently felt the already-worrying environmental impacts of Irma
One Bahamian forecaster took to Facebook to explain the bizarre sight in greater detail
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