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Lake Erie Toxic Algae, Blame Climate Change And Invasive Mussels
2014-10-17 20:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: Lake Erie is increasingly plagued by toxic algae blooms each summer, and a new study suggests how climate change and mussels, of all things, may be to blame. On Thursday, the Columbus Dispatch reported on the new research and computer modeling, which show neither rising water temperatures nor runoff from fertilizers and sewage - the traditional causes cited - fully account for the blooms. According to the paper, published in Water Resources Research, climate change may be providing cyanobacteria...
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Toxic algae warning expanded for Oregon's Willamette River
2014-09-20 03:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Tests have confirmed that a green film shimmering on the surface of the Willamette River as it flows through Oregon's largest city is caused by toxic algae that can be dangerous to people and animals, public health officials said on Friday. Authorities also expanded the "warning zone" issued on Wednesday when the algae was first observed, declaring water recreation unsafe for the hundreds of boaters and swimmers who normally use the river daily at this time of year. Tests completed on Friday...
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Officials warn of potentially toxic algae on major Portland river
2014-09-17 21:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Public health officials in Oregon warned recreational boaters and swimmers who on warm days flock to a river that bisects Portland to stay out of the water on Wednesday after detecting what they suspect is a potentially dangerous toxic algae. Oregon Health Authority officials said they believe the unusual film found at the Willamette River is the result of toxic blue-green algae, which is dangerous to touch, drink or inhale. Filtering the water won't make it safe, and fish from the river could be...
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Toxic algae found in south Idaho reservoir
2014-09-13 19:51:21| Waste Management - Topix.net
State health and environment officials say they have found potentially toxic blue-green algae in the Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir in southern Idaho. It is the first time that the toxin has been detected in the Twin Falls County reservoir and the first time such a warning has been issued.
Toxic Toledo Algae Bloom Seen from Space
2014-08-11 13:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: An algae bloom in Lake Erie that left hundreds of thousands of people in Toledo, Ohio, and its surroundings without water for two days is visible in new satellite imagery. The bloom appears as a cloudy green mass in the blue of Lake Erie. Toledo is in the lower left of the image, along the lake's shore. The mayor of the city lifted a ban on drinking Toledo's water on Monday (Aug. 4), after two days in which residents were warned that water from the Collins Park water treatment plant was contaminated...
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