Toxic algae is making people sick and killing animals - CBS News
WEBJul 18, 2023 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued a report finding hundreds of harmful algal blooms across the U.S. sickened people and killed animals — a problem that is likely to...
Algal blooms aren’t always harmful, but when they are, science is …
WEBAug 8, 2024 · When an algal bloom “runs away" from ecological checks and balances, it can create negative consequences and if it does, it’s called a harmful algal bloom. For instance, algal blooms can cause water bodies to become anoxic, meaning they have little-to …
Harmful Algae News - Harmful Algal Bloom Programme
WEBHarmful Algae News (HAN) is an IOC Newsletter created in 1992 to disseminate information on toxic/harmful algal blooms (HAB) and their socio-economic impacts as well as research news and management activities of interest to researchers, managers, policy makers and the general public.
The pollution causing harmful algal blooms - BBC
WEBRising temperatures and pollution have led to an explosive growth of harmful algal blooms, contaminating our drinking water and harming human health.
Moderate to above-moderate harmful algal bloom predicted for …
WEBJun 27, 2024 · NOAA and its research partners are forecasting a moderate to larger-than-moderate harmful algal bloom (HAB) in western Lake Erie this summer. This year’s bloom is expected to measure 5, with a potential range of 4.5–6 on the severity index — similar to last year’s bloom, which had a severity index of 5.3.
New harmful algal blooms report - Woods Hole Oceanographic …
WEBUpdated plan builds on major accomplishments, findings. Woods Hole, Mass. (July 23, 2024) - Harmful and toxic algal blooms (HABs) are a well-established and severe threat to human health, economies, and marine and freshwater ecosystems on all coasts of the United States and its inland waters.
Welcome to the IOC Harmful Algal Bloom Website - Harmful Algal Bloom ...
WEBEvery coastal country in the world is potentially affected by harmful blooms of microscopic algae, also called phytoplankton. These blooms can kill marine life and even cause death in humans.
The detection of a massive harmful algal bloom in the Arctic …
WEBJul 10, 2024 · In the summer of 2022, a research cruise detected a massive harmful algal bloom (HAB) in the Bering Strait region of western Alaska. This expedition provided a dramatic example of science...
NOAA awards over $20 million for harmful algal bloom and …
WEBOct 3, 2023 · Today, NOAA announced $20.1 million in funding for harmful algal bloom (HAB) and hypoxia research projects and monitoring activities throughout U.S. coastal and Great Lakes waters. Marine and fresh waters across the country are increasingly impacted by HABs, with blooms reported in every state.
Coastal phytoplankton blooms expand and intensify in the 21st …
WEBMar 1, 2023 · Phytoplankton blooms in coastal oceans can be beneficial to coastal fisheries production and ecosystem function, but can also cause major environmental problems 1, 2 —yet detailed...