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Toxic Algae in Lake Erie
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Toxic Algae in Lake Erie

Bright green waters reveal the presence of algae in Lake Erie.

Published Sep 27, 2013

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Summer Blooms in North American Lakes
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Summer Blooms in North American Lakes

Cyanobacteria have become a regular summer phenomenon in Lake Okeechobee and Lake Erie.

Published Jul 18, 2018

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Algae Boom in Lake Erie
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Algae Boom in Lake Erie

The 2015 season could be severe in Lake Erie and surrounding waters.

Published Aug 4, 2015

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Toxic Algae Bloom in Lake Erie
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Toxic Algae Bloom in Lake Erie

Algae covers much of Lake Erie’s western basin in these images, taken in early October 2011, when one the the largest blooms in recent decades spread across the lake.

Published Oct 14, 2011

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Eerie Blooms in Lake Erie
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Eerie Blooms in Lake Erie

In July 2019, a severe toxic algal bloom began spreading over the western basin of Lake Erie.

Published Aug 14, 2019

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Sediment and Algae Color the Great Lakes
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Sediment and Algae Color the Great Lakes

A massive algal bloom and storm-churned sediment color the Great Lakes in this image from October 9, 2011.

Published Oct 13, 2011

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Spring Colors in Lake Erie
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Spring Colors in Lake Erie

Algae blooms, whiting events, and wind-stirred sediments are part of a dynamic yearly pattern in the surface waters of this Great Lake.

Published Jun 16, 2016

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Lake Erie Abloom
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Lake Erie Abloom

A bloom of freshwater cyanobacteria is the source of the vivid green color in western Lake Erie.

Published Sep 27, 2017

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Bloom Persists in Lake Erie
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Bloom Persists in Lake Erie

While leaves and crops on land took on typical fall colors of orange and brown, the lake displayed vivid shades of green.

Published Sep 26, 2017

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Bloom in Lake Okeechobee
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Bloom in Lake Okeechobee

An early summer algae bloom in Florida’s Lake Okeechobee has been blamed for affecting water quality downstream all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.

Published Jul 6, 2016

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Algal Bloom Along the Coast of China
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Algal Bloom Along the Coast of China

As Beijing prepared to host the 2008 Summer Olympics, the city of Qingdao, roughly 550 kilometers (340 miles) to the southeast, prepared its coastal waters for the games’ sailing competitions. With the games looming just weeks away, Chinese officials and residents of Qingdao (also known as Tsingtao) struggled with a stubborn adversary: algae.

Published Jul 9, 2008

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Whiting of Lake Erie
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Whiting of Lake Erie

Published May 10, 2002

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Lake Erie, Stirred Up
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Lake Erie, Stirred Up

Sediments and algae swirled across the lake surface on the first day of spring.

Published Mar 24, 2012

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Bloom off of New Zealand
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Bloom off of New Zealand

Phytoplankton bloomed in springtime waters off of South Island.

Published Nov 15, 2017

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Harmful Bloom in Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
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Harmful Bloom in Lake Atitlán, Guatemala

Filaments of green scum swirl across the surface of Guatemala’s Lake Atitlán in this photo-like image taken by NASA’s EO-1 satellite on November 27, 2009.

Published Dec 3, 2009

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Lake Natron, Tanzania
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Lake Natron, Tanzania

Published May 3, 2005

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The Wandering Lake
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The Wandering Lake

Published Dec 26, 2001

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