Toxic Algal Blooms

 Toxic Algal Blooms






Study shows warming climate will increase number of harmful algae blooms

Drifting into trouble? The tiny ocean creatures with a global impact

Lake Superior is among the fastest-warming lakes on the planet. Climate change may be the culprit

NASA releases new dataset of cyanobacteria in over 2,300 lakes in the US

New tool can identify harmful blue-green algae

A summer of discontent in Long Island's coastal waters

Crayfish and carp among the invasive species pushing lakes towards ecosystem collapse

Study: Growing potential for toxic algal blooms in the Alaskan Arctic

Toxic algae blooms are getting worse, but oversight is lacking

What does groundwater have to do with lake algal blooms?

New method makes it easier to predict algae blooms

Plastic pollution in lakes provides a habitat for microscopic algae, research finds

Algae bloom may be behind mysterious California deaths

Can toxic algae kill humans? California health officials are warning of these poisonous blooms

An upended ecosystem in the Arabian Sea

Harmful algal blooms jeopardize health of reptiles, songbirds

Harmful algal bloom becomes detectable along western Lake Erie

Red tide appearing in Gulf of Mexico

Red tide uptick spurs respiratory warning at Florida beaches

California nixing algae that crowds out food for sea animals

Attached algal blooms are an emerging threat to clear lakes worldwide

Another mild algae bloom forecast for Lake Erie this summer

How toxic is the water's surface on Florida's Indian River lagoon?

Invasive Japanese seaweed threatens French Mediterranean coast

Are zebra mussels eating or helping toxic algae?

Yessotoxins produced by phytoplankton caused summer mass shellfish mortality events in Washington

Lake Champlain phosphorus cleanup to help Vermont economy, study says

Algae blooms harmful to aquaculture: UN global assessment

First global statistical analysis of harmful algal blooms

Papers explore massive plankton blooms with very different ecosystem impacts

Surge in nitrogen has turned sargassum into the world's largest harmful algal bloom

Worsening algae bloom on Florida's Lake Okeechobee threatens coasts again

Human wastewater feeding harmful algae blooms off of Southern California's coast

Polluted Lebanon lake spews out tonnes of dead fish

Water being pumped into Tampa Bay could cause a massive algae bloom

Study finds airborne release of toxin from algal scum

'Bottom-up' approach needed to study freshwater blooms

Landsat satellite data warns of harmful algal blooms

Potentially toxic plankton algae may play a crucial role in the future Arctic

Algorithm for algal rhythms

Ocean toxin a heartbreaking threat for sea otters

Environmentalists sue to stop Florida's takeover of federal wetland permits

Use of ocean resources changed as Dungeness crab fishing industry adapted to climate shock event

Pollutants rapidly changing the waters near Ieodo Island

Red tide found off Florida's southwest coast; birds sick

Ocean heatwave has triggered new toxic algal blooms on the US west coast

Lurking in genomic shadows: How giant viruses fuel the evolution of algae

Controlling light could leave toxic algae dead in the water, researchers find
Researchers addressing algal bloom in conventional water treatment facilities
Kamchatka marine life death caused by algae: Russian scientist
How harmful algae respond to rising water temperatures
There's a giant 'Green Banana' off Florida's coast, and researchers have finally gotten to the bottom of it
330 elephants in Botswana may have died from toxic algae
Effects of nutrient pollution in marine ecosystems are compounded by human activity
Scientists reveal long-term cumulative effects of frequent green tides in coastal oceans
Florida algal blooms produce multiple toxins detrimental to human health
Climate change could make toxic algal blooms in our oceans more deadly
Parasitic fungi keep harmful blue-green algae in check
Shrinking snowcaps fuel harmful algal blooms in Arabian sea
Research: Algal bloom neurotoxin found during non-bloom periods
Cyanobacteria problems will worsen if carbon concentrations continue to rise
Can trees control algal blooms?
About 300 sea turtles die in Mexico from red tide
Expert discusses the harms of algal blooms
Red tide grew drastically along Florida's west coast in less than a month
Research reveals harmful algal blooms' daily cycles
Big data, artificial intelligence to support research on harmful blue-green algae
Scientists: Red tide is back in Florida's southwest coast
Bacteria bullets target toxic algae
Keeping your dog safe from toxic blue-green algae
Everything you need to know about toxic algae blooms
All 21 of Mississippi's beaches are closed because of toxic algae
Red tide still killing dolphins off the coast of Florida
Researchers create first portable tech for detecting cyanotoxins in water
NASA helps warn of harmful algal blooms in lakes, reservoirs
Domoic acid toxicosis making sea lions sick on Central Coast
Algal blooms in Lake Erie's central basin could produce neurotoxins
Ocean circulation likely to blame for severity of 2018 red tide
Lake Erie's toxic algae blooms: Why is the water turning green?
Red tide rolling - Harmful algae found to flourish in both high-, low-CO2 environments
What's really feeding Long Island's destructive brown tides?
Neurotoxic cyanotoxins prevalent in eastern Australian freshwater systems
What causes algal blooms, and how we can stop them?
What does a persistent bloom of algae indicate about the health of the planet?
Marine algae bloom-derived biotoxins alter the development of zooplankton and the ocean food web
Scientists discover genetic basis for how harmful algal blooms become toxic
Dead dolphins, diseased seals wash up on US shores
Rainfall after drought caused explosion of cyanobacteria populations
Algal blooms a threat to small lakes and ponds, too
Southern California coast emerges as a toxic algae hot spot
Devastating toxic algae bloom plagues Florida's Gulf Coast
No day at the beach as toxic algae hit Baltic coast
Massive and toxic algae bloom threatens Florida coasts with another lost summer
Warming drives spread of toxic algae in US, researchers say
Nanomaterials could mean more algae outbreaks for wetlands, waterways


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