The toxic blob of algae that turns western Lake Erie a ghastly shade of green each summer and threatens drinking water and fish should be on the smaller side again this year following another dry spring, scientists predicted ...
Environment
Jun 30, 2021
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Over the last 30 years, urbanization has increased along the Indian River Lagoon, which stretches about 250 kilometers on Florida's east coast. As a result, water quality has deteriorated and there is widespread loss of seagrasses ...
Environment
Jun 25, 2021
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Potentially lethal marine algae blooms have not increased in number over the last three decades, but pose a serious threat to aquaculture, according to a UN global assessment released Tuesday.
Environment
Jun 8, 2021
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Baby manatee Lativa was so sick that her caregivers had to put a flotation device on her to allow her to come to the surface to breathe.
Ecology
Apr 28, 2021
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For years it's been relatively easy to measure pollution from, say, a factory. At a factory, there might be just one pipe of waste to measure. Easy enough.
Environment
Apr 26, 2021
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A key project in the restoration of the Everglades moved forward Thursday with the signing of an agreement between Florida and the federal government to construct a huge reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee.
Environment
Apr 22, 2021
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Millions of gallons of water laced with fertilizer ingredients are being pumped into Florida's Tampa Bay from a leaking reservoir at an abandoned phosphate plant at Piney Point. As the water spreads into the bay, it carries ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 9, 2021
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A dangerous toxin has been witnessed—for the first time—releasing into the air from pond scum, research published in the peer-reviewed journal Lake and Reservoir Management today shows.
Environment
Apr 2, 2021
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Cyanobacteria living at the bottom of lakes may hold important, under-researched clues about the threat posed by these harmful organisms, according to a Dartmouth-led study.
Environment
Mar 30, 2021
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Satellite images reveal that the timing of algal blooms in the Red Sea may affect the next haul of sardines and squid by commercial fisheries.
Plants & Animals
Feb 10, 2021
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