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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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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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Tracking “Blue Tear” Blooms
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Tracking “Blue Tear” Blooms

Satellites can track Noctiluca scintillans, a type of phytoplankton that produce a bioluminescent glow at night.

Published Oct 7, 2019

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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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Plankton Bloom in Lake Titicaca
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Plankton Bloom in Lake Titicaca

At an average elevation of 3,812 meters (12,507 feet), Lake Titicaca is one of the highest lakes in the world. The lake is positioned between two major ranges of the Andes Mountain chain and has very limited drainage. The limited outflow of the lake allows for the accumulation of nutrients derived primarily from surrounding communities’ agricultural and sewage waste. The increased nutrient levels can lead to plankton blooms. This astronaut photograph, taken from the International Space Station, captures two such blooms along the eastern shoreline of the lake.

Published Sep 20, 2004

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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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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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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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A Sudden Color Change on Lake Kivu
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A Sudden Color Change on Lake Kivu

The lake in central Africa is in the middle of a whiting event caused by calcium carbonate precipitation.

Published Apr 26, 2016

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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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