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Toxic algae blooms are growing on lakes and beaches across the US, and health departments warn they can poison kids and kill pets
Swimming around water with algae blooms can put you at risk of toxic poisoning. The CDC reported hu…
Andrea Michelson
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Toxic algae that can cause lung infections and neurological disorders is taking over a giant lake in Florida, and ecologists say the bloom will only grow
The algae in Lake Okeechobee can cause several health complications, but figuring out how to stop i…
Katie Hawkinson
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An unexpected force may be speeding up glacier melt across the globe: colorful algae blooms
Ice and snow across the planet are turning spectacular shades of pink, purple, and green. Scientist…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Officials closed a river in California citing toxic algae weeks after a family of 3 was mysteriously found dead nearby
The death of the couple, their one-year-old daughter, and the family dog mystified officials. But t…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Thousands of dead fish have washed up on Florida's beaches - and officials say to expect even more unless a state of emergency is declared
The Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg areas recorded having to clean up some 800 tons of dead fish since…
Cheryl Teh
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How one startup is turning harmful algae into plastic shoe parts
A startup is turning algae into foam, which could clean up local waterways. We went to Mississippi …
Elizabeth McCauley
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A paralyzing disease that can cause people to die within 4 years is spreading in part of Australia, and toxic algae blooms could be to blame
In Riverina, New South Wales, Australian researchers are testing waterways for a neurotoxin that ma…
Andrea Michelson
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A lakeside restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area is losing customers because of the smell of dead fish being killed by a huge bloom of algae
Employees of the Oakland restaurant scooped out 150 pounds of dead fish in an attempt to mitigate t…
Michael Goodman
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4 signs that water is not safe for swimming, whether it's due to toxic algae or human waste
Avoid swimming in water that appears greenish or topped with scum, and steer clear of foul smells t…
Andrea Michelson
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A glacier in the Italian Alps is turning pink as algae eats away the snow
Glacier-eating algae could take over as global temperatures rise, turning critical snow and ice bri…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Researchers figured out why hundreds of elephants dropped dead in Botswana this year: Their water was poisoned by algae
Months after 330 elephants inexplicably died in Botswana, officials identified the cause of the die…
Aylin Woodward
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Toxic algae is making sea lions on Southern California beaches aggressive and unpredictable: It's the ‘new normal,' marine mammal expert says
A toxic algae bloom is causing sea lions to give birth to stillborn pups, John Warner of the Marine…
Lloyd Lee
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Reebok launches a new range of shoes made from eucalyptus, bloom algae and natural rubber before World Earth Day
The new collection is called Floatride Energy GROW
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Viral TikToks show thousands of dead fish washing up on Florida's beaches, as a toxic red tide hits local businesses
A red tide has washed up 3 million pounds of dead fish on Florida's shores. Tampa Bay restaurants, …
Hannah Towey
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A toxic 'red tide' algae bloom has spread to Miami
"Swimming is safe for most people. In fact, beaches on the west coast of Florida, which have been p…
Peter Kotecki
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The algae epidemic suffocating the Caribbean has hit a scary milestone - the world's largest seaweed bloom now stretches from Africa to Mexico
The bloom forms seasonally as it feeds on two sources of nutrients. The first is human-made: In the…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Hurricane Michael could push a dangerous 'red tide' algae bloom inland - where people could breathe in the toxins
The health effects are hard to predict because this is the first time a severe hurricane has hit Fl…
Peter Kotecki
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Toxic 'red tide' algae blooms are killing fish, turtles, and manatees in Florida - here's what it looks like and why it's happening
A red tide that rolled in last fall is still plaguing the waters of the eastern Gulf of Mexico, tur…
Hilary Brueck
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Greenland's vast ice sheet is being turned black by algae, part of a vicious cycle making it melt faster
Climate change is accelerating the proliferation of these algae, one expert said. This in turn acce…