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Warming May Mean More Toxic Algae Blooms for Lake Erie
2013-04-01 23:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie could come more often and be more intense in coming decades thanks in part to torrential rains intensified by global warming, according to a study published in Monday's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Heavy runoff from farmland, say the authors, can carry nutrient-rich fertilizer into the western part of the lake, triggering a population explosion of blue-green algae that pump poisons while they live and can rob the water of oxygen when they die...
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