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Beware toxic blue-green algae during hot months
2020-08-17 18:23:00| Beef
Toxic algae blooms are most common during the hottest months of summer and can pose health risks.
Toxic algae bloom closes Utah lake, sickens more than 100 people
2016-07-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A huge toxic algae bloom in Utah has closed one of the largest freshwater lakes west of the Mississippi River, sickening more than 100 people and leaving farmers scrambling for clean water for days during the hottest part of the year. The bacteria commonly known as blue-green algae has spread rapidly to cover almost all of 150-square-mile Utah Lake, turning the water bright, anti-freeze green with a pea soup texture and leaving scummy foam along the shore. "It smells like something is rotting,"...
Toxic green algae invades Florida beaches
2016-07-06 23:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Nature Network: A lot of tourists head to Florida's sparkling, blue beaches for vacation. In fact, Florida is the top travel destination in the world with a record 105 million tourists visiting the state in 2015, according to Visit Florida, the official Florida tourism industry marketing corporation. But this summer, many tourists are being greeted by thick layers of green rancid sludge on the water. These are blooms of blue-green algae, technically cyanobacteria, that have affected the water for miles along...
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Toxic algae bloom crisis hits Florida, drives away tourists
2016-07-03 15:06:29| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tampa Bay Times: Instead of red, white and blue, the color of the day is green. Thick, putrid layers of toxic blue-green algae are lapping at the sand, forcing Martin County officials to close the beach as a health hazard. "I've seen Jensen Beach closed for sharks," said Irene Gomes, whose family has run the Driftwood Motel since 1958. "I've never seen it closed for an algae bloom before." As bad as it looks, the stench is far worse, driving away Gomes' motel customers, chasing off paddleboard and kayak renters...
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Toxic algae bloom blankets Florida beaches, prompts state of emergency
2016-07-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Local family business loses thousands in revenue this Fourth of July weekendAn environmental groups blames the state's pollution regulationsFlorida Gov. Rick Scott points to water storage limitations Jordan Schwartz, owner of the Ohana Surf Shop, said he wanted to cry when he saw the green slime -- a toxic algae bloom -- covering his swath of Stuart Beach on Florida's east coast. "Animals are in distress, some are dying, the smell is horrible," he told CNN on Friday. "You have to wear a...
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