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Health Jun 10

7 things to know about the FDA’s warning about shellfish from the Pacific Northwest

By Claire Rush, Associated Press

Science Sep 06

SANIBEL , FL - AUGUST 01: Fish are seen washed ashore the Sanibel causeway after dying in a red tide on August 1, 2018 in Sanibel, Florida. Red tide season usually lasts from October to around February, but the current red tide has stayed along the coast for around 10 months, killing massive amounts of fish as well as sea turtles, manatees and a whale shark swimming in the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Why red tide isn’t red and other myths about algae blooms

The question as to why they make toxins in the first place is one of the great mysteries of marine science.

By Nsikan Akpan

Science Jun 22

Fishermen on Dongtinghu Lake in China's Hunan Province. Photo by Steve Webel/via Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
China’s blueprint to clean lakes and stop algae blooms is working

China's success with cleaning lakes offers a blueprint for other industrializing and developing nations, where algal blooms threaten drinking water, kill aquatic life and pose dangers to children, pets and livestock.

By Dave Berndtson

Science Jul 12

You can see Florida’s state-of-emergency level algae bloom from space

An algae bloom in southeast Florida has grown so large it’s visible from space. A NASA satellite snapped an image of the algal bloom in early May as it festered across 33 square miles in Lake Okeechobee, which…

By Eugene Mason

Science Jan 07

Climate change and fertilizer runoff spell bad news for Lake Erie

Record algae blooms in Lake Erie were a result of weather patterns altered by climate change.

By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy

Aug 04

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How weather and nutrient pollution create fertile conditions for toxic algae blooms

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Aug 03

Hear from the scientists who saw the Ohio algae blooms coming

By Hari Sreenivasan

For a second day, residents of Toledo, Ohio, are not able to drink water flowing from their taps. The water is unsafe because of an algae bloom in Lake Erie, which is affecting the city and…

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Oct 23

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Shellfish made poisonous by toxic algae may bloom into bigger problem

Shellfish made poisonous by toxic algae may bloom into bigger problem…

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