[Russia] Eastern Siberia is home to the world’s deepest and most ancient freshwater ecosystem, Lake Baikal. This lake and its Continue reading Biological changes dramatically alter world’s oldest, deepest lake
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UF researchers find way to possibly reduce harmful algae
[USA] After about 20 years, researchers from UF and the Palatka-based St. Johns River Water Management District may have found a Continue reading UF researchers find way to possibly reduce harmful algae
World’s deepest lake crippled by putrid algae, poaching and pollution
[Russia] Lake Baikal is undergoing its gravest crisis in recent history, experts say, as the government bans the catching of a signature fish Continue reading World’s deepest lake crippled by putrid algae, poaching and pollution
An important process fueling harmful algal blooms investigated in Canadian water bodies
[Canada] For many Canadians, summer time means time at the lake, swimming, fishing, boating, and relaxing. Nothing can spoil this Continue reading An important process fueling harmful algal blooms investigated in Canadian water bodies
‘It’s depressing’: How blue green algae is taking over Alberta’s lakes
[Canada] An Edmonton conservationist fears the growth of blue green algae blooms will spell the ecological death of Alberta’s lakes. Continue reading ‘It’s depressing’: How blue green algae is taking over Alberta’s lakes
Australia’s massive Lake Hillier mysteriously glowing PINK due to algae
[Australia] Lake Hillier is on the largest island in Western Australia’s Recherche Archipelagohas and since it was discovered in 1802 Continue reading Australia’s massive Lake Hillier mysteriously glowing PINK due to algae
Life thrives under ice-covered lakes
[USA, Global] In winter, an icy freshwater lake can appear frozen in time. Though lakes are typically teeming with life — visible and Continue reading Life thrives under ice-covered lakes
Unprecedented algal blooms offer lessons for the future
[USA] Scofield State Park manager Jonathan Hunt spent an anxious summer looking at the algae-infested waters of the high mountain Continue reading Unprecedented algal blooms offer lessons for the future
Iran’s Lake Urmia has suddenly turned blood red
[Iran] Iran’s famous lake has completely transformed from bright green to blood red color in almost no time. Continue reading Iran’s Lake Urmia has suddenly turned blood red
There’s more to the story: Invasion of the Algae Megabloom
[USA] It’s like a horror movie from the 1950s … a tiny, harmless-looking organism experiences something that turns it into a dangerous blob that keeps growing. Continue reading There’s more to the story: Invasion of the Algae Megabloom