Lake Superior is known for its pristine waters, but a combination of nutrient additions from increasing human activity (including farming and development), warming temperatures and stormy conditions ...

A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel going through cyanobacterial blooms. (File photo) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its 2025 Lake Erie ...

Four Idaho reservoirs and lakes have been put under a warning for harmful cyanobacteria in the past six weeks: Lake Cascade, CJ Strike Reservoir, Brownlee Reservoir and Hells Canyon Reservoir. All ...

Andrew Camilleri fills a vial with a sample of water taken from Lake Erie. He's part of a multi-faceted effort to monitor the changes affecting toxic cyanobacterial blooms. For two decades, scientists ...

Bluegreen algae or cyanobacteria blooms are associated with hot, humid weather, negatively affecting the ecosystem and recreational resources. The phenomena has become more prevalent as climate change ...

JACKSON, Wyo. (KIFI) – With summer nearly upon us and more people heading to Wyoming’s lakes and reservoirs to recreate, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Wyoming Department of ...

Despite warnings, children and adults play in the water at Maumee Bay State Park on Lake Erie near Oregon, Ohio. On a hot summer day in July, children and adults are playing in the water at Maumee Bay ...

The Boston Public Health Commission warned residents on Friday about the presence of cyanobacterial algae blooms in the Charles River, downstream of the Longfellow Bridge, following a public health ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (KIFI) – Although fewer people are recreating in Wyoming’s lakes and reservoirs this fall as water and air temperatures decrease, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ), ...

Larger blooms of toxic algae in lakes could be one consequence of lighter winds induced by climate change. Under the right conditions, toxic algae can proliferate remarkably, causing blooms that pose ...

Eutrophication is a leading cause of impairment of many freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems in the world. Why should we worry about eutrophication and how is this problem managed? Eutrophication ...

Research has shed new light on the hazards associated with harmful algal blooms such as one four years ago that fouled drinking water in Oregon's capital city of Salem. Research by Oregon State ...