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Six Years After BP Spill, Remaining Oil More Toxic Than Ever To Fish
2016-07-13 19:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Six Years After BP Spill, Remaining Oil More Toxic Than Ever To Fish University of Miami Juvenile mahi-mahi. Six years after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig spilled nearly three million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, scientists have found that ultraviolet light is transforming the remaining oil into a more toxic substance that hinders the development of heart, eye, and brain function in fish. The research, led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside and the...
'A Government-Sponsored Disaster': Florida Asks For Federal Help With Toxic Algae
2016-07-09 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The blue-green algae is called cyanobacteria. It can release toxins that affect the liver and nervous system. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption The blue-green algae is called cyanobacteria. It can release toxins that affect the liver and nervous system. About a hundred miles north of Miami on the Atlantic Coast, the town of Stuart is a picturesque waterfront community - with homes, restaurants and parks overlooking the St. Lucie Estuary. But in many areas now, when you approach the water, the first...
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Climate Denier Marco Rubio Clueless on Florida Toxic Algae
2016-07-07 18:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RINF: Glenn Hamer and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida speak at the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry`s Leadership Series luncheon in Phoenix, Arizona on May 6, 2016. Former Republican presidential candidate and current US Sen. Marco Rubio recently weighed in on the toxic algal blooms that have caused a state of emergency in two counties in his home state of Florida. Rubio wrote in a statement at the beginning of the month that "[The algal blooms are] a complex and painful thing to talk about and...
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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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Glyphosate Sprayed on GMO Crops Linked to Lake Eries Toxic Algae Bloom
2016-07-05 19:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Glyphosate, the controversial main ingredient in Monsantos Roundup and other herbicides, is being connected to Lake Erie`s troubling algae blooms, which has fouled drinking water and suffocated and killed marine life in recent years. Phosphorus--attributed to farm runoff carried by the Maumee River--has long been identified as a leading culprit feeding the excessive blooms in the western Lake Erie basin. Now, according to a new study from chemistry professor Christopher Spiese, a significant...
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