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

A large bloom of cyanobacteria, more commonly known as blue-green algae, spread across Guatemala’s Lake Atitlán in green filaments and strands that are clearly visible in this simulated-natural-color image from November 22, 2009.

Published Nov 28, 2009

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Coloring Lake Pontchartrain
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Coloring Lake Pontchartrain

Warm temperatures followed by an influx of nutrients sparked a series of phytoplankton blooms in the Louisiana lake.

Published Apr 10, 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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Algae in Great Salt Lake
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Algae in Great Salt Lake

The Great Salt Lake of northern Utah is a remnant of glacial Lake Bonneville that extended over much of present-day western Utah and into the neighboring states of Nevada and Idaho approximately 32,000 to 14,000 years ago. The north arm of the lake, displayed in this astronaut photograph from April 30, 2007, typically has twice the salinity of the rest of the lake due to impoundment of water by a railroad causeway that crosses the lake from east to west. The causeway restricts water flow, and the separation has led to a striking division in the types of algae and bacteria found in the north and south arms of the lake.

Published Jul 16, 2007

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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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NASA Helps Warn of Harmful Algae in Lakes, Reservoirs
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NASA Helps Warn of Harmful Algae in Lakes, Reservoirs

With limited resources to monitor often-unpredictable blooms, water managers are turning to new technologies to detect and keep track of hazards.

Published Jun 22, 2019

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Laguna Colorada
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Laguna Colorada

The salty and brightly colored lake in the Bolivian Andes is an important wetland.

Published Jun 29, 2015

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Red Lake Urmia
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Red Lake Urmia

When the water gets saltier in Iran’s largest lake, the microscopic inhabitants can turn the water dark red.

Published Jul 26, 2016

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Rare Filling of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre
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Rare Filling of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre

Floodwaters have worked their way through a series of parched channels, watering holes, and lagoons to start filling the iconic Australian lake.

Published May 28, 2019

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A Tale of Contrasting Rift Valley Lakes
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A Tale of Contrasting Rift Valley Lakes

Long and short. Deep and shallow. Salty and fresh. Blue and brown. These are Africa’s Lake Tanganyika and Lake Rukwa.

Published Jun 20, 2019

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Lake Pontchartrain
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Lake Pontchartrain

Published Feb 18, 2005

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