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Eight #Indigenous technologies that could turn the tide on how we manage water
by Rima Sabina Aouf | 24 October 2025
"Architect #JuliaWatson has followed up her seminal book #LoTEK with a new volume focused specifically on Indigenous approaches to extreme water scenarios. Here, she shares an exclusive preview of eight examples from #FloatingFarms to #SpongeParks.
"With the first Lo-TEK book, subtitled Design by #RadicalIndigenism , Watson introduced readers, many for the first time, to the idea of TEK, or traditional ecological knowledge.
"These are #building, #landscaping and #farming practices that belong to the world's Indigenous communities and hold great lessons for Western practitioners trying to design for #ClimateResilience.
"With #LoTEKWater, the Australian architect wanted to take a deep dive into water as the element linking four different climate-related disasters: #droughts, #flooding, #SeaLevelRise and #ExtremeStorms.
"The book also puts more of a focus on instances where TEK and contemporary #UrbanDesign are already working together.
" 'Through the lens of water, I wanted to understand the potential of hybridisation and co-design,' Watson told #Dezeen. 'How does a non-Indigenous design practice or scientist or institution work with an Indigenous community and their knowledge to shape some of the most resilient urban landscapes?'
" 'And with urbanism, I'm talking about cities, villages, rural landscapes, peri-urban landscapes – not just city landscapes.'
"Co-authored with Indigenous #KnowledgeKeepers and experts, Lo-TEK Water features both traditional and contemporary projects from countries including #Mexico, #China, #Tunisia, #Canada, #Peru and #India.
" 'There are so many varied ways in which traditional ecological knowledge is being merged with engineering systems, #cladding, #roofing – in architecture but also in landscape, creating really large-scale infrastructures and our most resilient urban parkland on the planet,' Watson said.
"Read on for Watson's introduction to eight key projects from the book, showing the diversity of ways that water-based TEK shows up around the world."
Learn more:
https://www.dezeen.com/2025/10/24/lo-tek-water-julia-watson/
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #TEK #IndigenousSolutions #ClimateSolutions #ClimateResiliency #WorkWithNature #ClimateChange #TraditionalPractices #TraditionalTechnology #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #IndigenousKnowledge -
Eight #Indigenous technologies that could turn the tide on how we manage water
by Rima Sabina Aouf | 24 October 2025
"Architect #JuliaWatson has followed up her seminal book #LoTEK with a new volume focused specifically on Indigenous approaches to extreme water scenarios. Here, she shares an exclusive preview of eight examples from #FloatingFarms to #SpongeParks.
"With the first Lo-TEK book, subtitled Design by #RadicalIndigenism , Watson introduced readers, many for the first time, to the idea of TEK, or traditional ecological knowledge.
"These are #building, #landscaping and #farming practices that belong to the world's Indigenous communities and hold great lessons for Western practitioners trying to design for #ClimateResilience.
"With #LoTEKWater, the Australian architect wanted to take a deep dive into water as the element linking four different climate-related disasters: #droughts, #flooding, #SeaLevelRise and #ExtremeStorms.
"The book also puts more of a focus on instances where TEK and contemporary #UrbanDesign are already working together.
" 'Through the lens of water, I wanted to understand the potential of hybridisation and co-design,' Watson told #Dezeen. 'How does a non-Indigenous design practice or scientist or institution work with an Indigenous community and their knowledge to shape some of the most resilient urban landscapes?'
" 'And with urbanism, I'm talking about cities, villages, rural landscapes, peri-urban landscapes – not just city landscapes.'
"Co-authored with Indigenous #KnowledgeKeepers and experts, Lo-TEK Water features both traditional and contemporary projects from countries including #Mexico, #China, #Tunisia, #Canada, #Peru and #India.
" 'There are so many varied ways in which traditional ecological knowledge is being merged with engineering systems, #cladding, #roofing – in architecture but also in landscape, creating really large-scale infrastructures and our most resilient urban parkland on the planet,' Watson said.
"Read on for Watson's introduction to eight key projects from the book, showing the diversity of ways that water-based TEK shows up around the world."
Learn more:
https://www.dezeen.com/2025/10/24/lo-tek-water-julia-watson/
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #TEK #IndigenousSolutions #ClimateSolutions #ClimateResiliency #WorkWithNature #ClimateChange #TraditionalPractices #TraditionalTechnology #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #IndigenousKnowledge -
Eight #Indigenous technologies that could turn the tide on how we manage water
by Rima Sabina Aouf | 24 October 2025
"Architect #JuliaWatson has followed up her seminal book #LoTEK with a new volume focused specifically on Indigenous approaches to extreme water scenarios. Here, she shares an exclusive preview of eight examples from #FloatingFarms to #SpongeParks.
"With the first Lo-TEK book, subtitled Design by #RadicalIndigenism , Watson introduced readers, many for the first time, to the idea of TEK, or traditional ecological knowledge.
"These are #building, #landscaping and #farming practices that belong to the world's Indigenous communities and hold great lessons for Western practitioners trying to design for #ClimateResilience.
"With #LoTEKWater, the Australian architect wanted to take a deep dive into water as the element linking four different climate-related disasters: #droughts, #flooding, #SeaLevelRise and #ExtremeStorms.
"The book also puts more of a focus on instances where TEK and contemporary #UrbanDesign are already working together.
" 'Through the lens of water, I wanted to understand the potential of hybridisation and co-design,' Watson told #Dezeen. 'How does a non-Indigenous design practice or scientist or institution work with an Indigenous community and their knowledge to shape some of the most resilient urban landscapes?'
" 'And with urbanism, I'm talking about cities, villages, rural landscapes, peri-urban landscapes – not just city landscapes.'
"Co-authored with Indigenous #KnowledgeKeepers and experts, Lo-TEK Water features both traditional and contemporary projects from countries including #Mexico, #China, #Tunisia, #Canada, #Peru and #India.
" 'There are so many varied ways in which traditional ecological knowledge is being merged with engineering systems, #cladding, #roofing – in architecture but also in landscape, creating really large-scale infrastructures and our most resilient urban parkland on the planet,' Watson said.
"Read on for Watson's introduction to eight key projects from the book, showing the diversity of ways that water-based TEK shows up around the world."
Learn more:
https://www.dezeen.com/2025/10/24/lo-tek-water-julia-watson/
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #TEK #IndigenousSolutions #ClimateSolutions #ClimateResiliency #WorkWithNature #ClimateChange #TraditionalPractices #TraditionalTechnology #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #IndigenousKnowledge -
Eight #Indigenous technologies that could turn the tide on how we manage water
by Rima Sabina Aouf | 24 October 2025
"Architect #JuliaWatson has followed up her seminal book #LoTEK with a new volume focused specifically on Indigenous approaches to extreme water scenarios. Here, she shares an exclusive preview of eight examples from #FloatingFarms to #SpongeParks.
"With the first Lo-TEK book, subtitled Design by #RadicalIndigenism , Watson introduced readers, many for the first time, to the idea of TEK, or traditional ecological knowledge.
"These are #building, #landscaping and #farming practices that belong to the world's Indigenous communities and hold great lessons for Western practitioners trying to design for #ClimateResilience.
"With #LoTEKWater, the Australian architect wanted to take a deep dive into water as the element linking four different climate-related disasters: #droughts, #flooding, #SeaLevelRise and #ExtremeStorms.
"The book also puts more of a focus on instances where TEK and contemporary #UrbanDesign are already working together.
" 'Through the lens of water, I wanted to understand the potential of hybridisation and co-design,' Watson told #Dezeen. 'How does a non-Indigenous design practice or scientist or institution work with an Indigenous community and their knowledge to shape some of the most resilient urban landscapes?'
" 'And with urbanism, I'm talking about cities, villages, rural landscapes, peri-urban landscapes – not just city landscapes.'
"Co-authored with Indigenous #KnowledgeKeepers and experts, Lo-TEK Water features both traditional and contemporary projects from countries including #Mexico, #China, #Tunisia, #Canada, #Peru and #India.
" 'There are so many varied ways in which traditional ecological knowledge is being merged with engineering systems, #cladding, #roofing – in architecture but also in landscape, creating really large-scale infrastructures and our most resilient urban parkland on the planet,' Watson said.
"Read on for Watson's introduction to eight key projects from the book, showing the diversity of ways that water-based TEK shows up around the world."
Learn more:
https://www.dezeen.com/2025/10/24/lo-tek-water-julia-watson/
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #TEK #IndigenousSolutions #ClimateSolutions #ClimateResiliency #WorkWithNature #ClimateChange #TraditionalPractices #TraditionalTechnology #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #IndigenousKnowledge -
Eight #Indigenous technologies that could turn the tide on how we manage water
by Rima Sabina Aouf | 24 October 2025
"Architect #JuliaWatson has followed up her seminal book #LoTEK with a new volume focused specifically on Indigenous approaches to extreme water scenarios. Here, she shares an exclusive preview of eight examples from #FloatingFarms to #SpongeParks.
"With the first Lo-TEK book, subtitled Design by #RadicalIndigenism , Watson introduced readers, many for the first time, to the idea of TEK, or traditional ecological knowledge.
"These are #building, #landscaping and #farming practices that belong to the world's Indigenous communities and hold great lessons for Western practitioners trying to design for #ClimateResilience.
"With #LoTEKWater, the Australian architect wanted to take a deep dive into water as the element linking four different climate-related disasters: #droughts, #flooding, #SeaLevelRise and #ExtremeStorms.
"The book also puts more of a focus on instances where TEK and contemporary #UrbanDesign are already working together.
" 'Through the lens of water, I wanted to understand the potential of hybridisation and co-design,' Watson told #Dezeen. 'How does a non-Indigenous design practice or scientist or institution work with an Indigenous community and their knowledge to shape some of the most resilient urban landscapes?'
" 'And with urbanism, I'm talking about cities, villages, rural landscapes, peri-urban landscapes – not just city landscapes.'
"Co-authored with Indigenous #KnowledgeKeepers and experts, Lo-TEK Water features both traditional and contemporary projects from countries including #Mexico, #China, #Tunisia, #Canada, #Peru and #India.
" 'There are so many varied ways in which traditional ecological knowledge is being merged with engineering systems, #cladding, #roofing – in architecture but also in landscape, creating really large-scale infrastructures and our most resilient urban parkland on the planet,' Watson said.
"Read on for Watson's introduction to eight key projects from the book, showing the diversity of ways that water-based TEK shows up around the world."
Learn more:
https://www.dezeen.com/2025/10/24/lo-tek-water-julia-watson/
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #TEK #IndigenousSolutions #ClimateSolutions #ClimateResiliency #WorkWithNature #ClimateChange #TraditionalPractices #TraditionalTechnology #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #IndigenousKnowledge -
#ClimateChange Contributes to Shift in #LakeErie’s Harmful #AlgalBlooms
Blooms over the past decade have started earlier in July and had longer peaks, according to #NOAA researchers.
By Kathiann M. Kowalski
July 26, 2024"Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms have started sooner and had longer peak periods over the past decade compared to earlier years, newly released data shows. Warming temperatures linked to climate change are a cause, according to researchers for NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, with interactions among species likely playing a role as well.
"The NOAA scientists discussed the shift and forecast a moderate to above-moderate algal bloom for the lake’s western basin this summer during a briefing last month at Ohio State University and Ohio Sea Grant’s Stone Laboratory, off the coast of Put-in-Bay on Lake Erie.
"Algal blooms occur when #cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, grow out of control due to a combination of excess #nutrients, #weather patterns and other #ecological factors. The blooms can be a serious public health problem because some types of cyanobacteria produce toxins. #Microcystin, for example, can lead to skin rashes, gut problems and liver and kidney issues. Relatively high levels of it in August 2014 prompted a two-day shutdown of #Toledo’s public #WaterSupply, which comes from Lake Erie."
Read more:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26072024/lake-erie-harmful-algal-blooms-climate-change/#HABs #ToxicAlgae
#Fish #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife
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#ClimateChange Contributes to Shift in #LakeErie’s Harmful #AlgalBlooms
Blooms over the past decade have started earlier in July and had longer peaks, according to #NOAA researchers.
By Kathiann M. Kowalski
July 26, 2024"Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms have started sooner and had longer peak periods over the past decade compared to earlier years, newly released data shows. Warming temperatures linked to climate change are a cause, according to researchers for NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, with interactions among species likely playing a role as well.
"The NOAA scientists discussed the shift and forecast a moderate to above-moderate algal bloom for the lake’s western basin this summer during a briefing last month at Ohio State University and Ohio Sea Grant’s Stone Laboratory, off the coast of Put-in-Bay on Lake Erie.
"Algal blooms occur when #cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, grow out of control due to a combination of excess #nutrients, #weather patterns and other #ecological factors. The blooms can be a serious public health problem because some types of cyanobacteria produce toxins. #Microcystin, for example, can lead to skin rashes, gut problems and liver and kidney issues. Relatively high levels of it in August 2014 prompted a two-day shutdown of #Toledo’s public #WaterSupply, which comes from Lake Erie."
Read more:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26072024/lake-erie-harmful-algal-blooms-climate-change/#HABs #ToxicAlgae
#Fish #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife
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#ClimateChange Contributes to Shift in #LakeErie’s Harmful #AlgalBlooms
Blooms over the past decade have started earlier in July and had longer peaks, according to #NOAA researchers.
By Kathiann M. Kowalski
July 26, 2024"Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms have started sooner and had longer peak periods over the past decade compared to earlier years, newly released data shows. Warming temperatures linked to climate change are a cause, according to researchers for NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, with interactions among species likely playing a role as well.
"The NOAA scientists discussed the shift and forecast a moderate to above-moderate algal bloom for the lake’s western basin this summer during a briefing last month at Ohio State University and Ohio Sea Grant’s Stone Laboratory, off the coast of Put-in-Bay on Lake Erie.
"Algal blooms occur when #cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, grow out of control due to a combination of excess #nutrients, #weather patterns and other #ecological factors. The blooms can be a serious public health problem because some types of cyanobacteria produce toxins. #Microcystin, for example, can lead to skin rashes, gut problems and liver and kidney issues. Relatively high levels of it in August 2014 prompted a two-day shutdown of #Toledo’s public #WaterSupply, which comes from Lake Erie."
Read more:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26072024/lake-erie-harmful-algal-blooms-climate-change/#HABs #ToxicAlgae
#Fish #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife
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#ClimateChange Contributes to Shift in #LakeErie’s Harmful #AlgalBlooms
Blooms over the past decade have started earlier in July and had longer peaks, according to #NOAA researchers.
By Kathiann M. Kowalski
July 26, 2024"Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms have started sooner and had longer peak periods over the past decade compared to earlier years, newly released data shows. Warming temperatures linked to climate change are a cause, according to researchers for NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, with interactions among species likely playing a role as well.
"The NOAA scientists discussed the shift and forecast a moderate to above-moderate algal bloom for the lake’s western basin this summer during a briefing last month at Ohio State University and Ohio Sea Grant’s Stone Laboratory, off the coast of Put-in-Bay on Lake Erie.
"Algal blooms occur when #cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, grow out of control due to a combination of excess #nutrients, #weather patterns and other #ecological factors. The blooms can be a serious public health problem because some types of cyanobacteria produce toxins. #Microcystin, for example, can lead to skin rashes, gut problems and liver and kidney issues. Relatively high levels of it in August 2014 prompted a two-day shutdown of #Toledo’s public #WaterSupply, which comes from Lake Erie."
Read more:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26072024/lake-erie-harmful-algal-blooms-climate-change/#HABs #ToxicAlgae
#Fish #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife
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#ClimateChange Contributes to Shift in #LakeErie’s Harmful #AlgalBlooms
Blooms over the past decade have started earlier in July and had longer peaks, according to #NOAA researchers.
By Kathiann M. Kowalski
July 26, 2024"Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms have started sooner and had longer peak periods over the past decade compared to earlier years, newly released data shows. Warming temperatures linked to climate change are a cause, according to researchers for NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, with interactions among species likely playing a role as well.
"The NOAA scientists discussed the shift and forecast a moderate to above-moderate algal bloom for the lake’s western basin this summer during a briefing last month at Ohio State University and Ohio Sea Grant’s Stone Laboratory, off the coast of Put-in-Bay on Lake Erie.
"Algal blooms occur when #cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, grow out of control due to a combination of excess #nutrients, #weather patterns and other #ecological factors. The blooms can be a serious public health problem because some types of cyanobacteria produce toxins. #Microcystin, for example, can lead to skin rashes, gut problems and liver and kidney issues. Relatively high levels of it in August 2014 prompted a two-day shutdown of #Toledo’s public #WaterSupply, which comes from Lake Erie."
Read more:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26072024/lake-erie-harmful-algal-blooms-climate-change/#HABs #ToxicAlgae
#Fish #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife
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And yeah... Even #Maine isn't immune.
Increasingly early ice-outs on Maine waters open up new environmental problems, experts say
As Maine wraps up one of its warmest winters in recorded history, lakes and ponds across the state are seeing ice-outs earlier than ever. Experts say that's affecting everything from #algae to moose.
by Dylan Tusinski
March 15, 2024"Earlier ice-outs have severe impacts on everything from algae blooms and trout populations to moose calves and snowmobilers, according to Mark Latti, communications director for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
"One of the most serious symptoms of early ice-outs is the increased frequency and intensity of algae blooms in recent years, according to Whitney King, an environmental chemist and professor at Colby College in Waterville.
"Blooms in recent years have been more severe and widespread, King said. Though algae blooms are a natural occurrence in the spring and summer, they can be toxic for humans and animals, damaging to natural ecosystems, and near-impossible to get rid of.
"Algae blooms’ size and toxicity are often worsened by bright sunlight, warm waters and intense storms, King said. This means that earlier ice-outs are causing earlier and more severe algae blooms, he said.
"'Across the state, we’re seeing an interesting ecological feedback cycle where the physics of the climate control when the open water period starts and ends,' he said. 'If you have shorter ice-in periods, you have longer open water periods, and these longer open water periods are allowing increased growth rates in our lakes — more plankton and less oxygen."'Basically, our lakes have a longer growing season and that is not always an ecologically good thing.'"
#Maine #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures
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And yeah... Even #Maine isn't immune.
Increasingly early ice-outs on Maine waters open up new environmental problems, experts say
As Maine wraps up one of its warmest winters in recorded history, lakes and ponds across the state are seeing ice-outs earlier than ever. Experts say that's affecting everything from #algae to moose.
by Dylan Tusinski
March 15, 2024"Earlier ice-outs have severe impacts on everything from algae blooms and trout populations to moose calves and snowmobilers, according to Mark Latti, communications director for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
"One of the most serious symptoms of early ice-outs is the increased frequency and intensity of algae blooms in recent years, according to Whitney King, an environmental chemist and professor at Colby College in Waterville.
"Blooms in recent years have been more severe and widespread, King said. Though algae blooms are a natural occurrence in the spring and summer, they can be toxic for humans and animals, damaging to natural ecosystems, and near-impossible to get rid of.
"Algae blooms’ size and toxicity are often worsened by bright sunlight, warm waters and intense storms, King said. This means that earlier ice-outs are causing earlier and more severe algae blooms, he said.
"'Across the state, we’re seeing an interesting ecological feedback cycle where the physics of the climate control when the open water period starts and ends,' he said. 'If you have shorter ice-in periods, you have longer open water periods, and these longer open water periods are allowing increased growth rates in our lakes — more plankton and less oxygen."'Basically, our lakes have a longer growing season and that is not always an ecologically good thing.'"
#Maine #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures
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And yeah... Even #Maine isn't immune.
Increasingly early ice-outs on Maine waters open up new environmental problems, experts say
As Maine wraps up one of its warmest winters in recorded history, lakes and ponds across the state are seeing ice-outs earlier than ever. Experts say that's affecting everything from #algae to moose.
by Dylan Tusinski
March 15, 2024"Earlier ice-outs have severe impacts on everything from algae blooms and trout populations to moose calves and snowmobilers, according to Mark Latti, communications director for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
"One of the most serious symptoms of early ice-outs is the increased frequency and intensity of algae blooms in recent years, according to Whitney King, an environmental chemist and professor at Colby College in Waterville.
"Blooms in recent years have been more severe and widespread, King said. Though algae blooms are a natural occurrence in the spring and summer, they can be toxic for humans and animals, damaging to natural ecosystems, and near-impossible to get rid of.
"Algae blooms’ size and toxicity are often worsened by bright sunlight, warm waters and intense storms, King said. This means that earlier ice-outs are causing earlier and more severe algae blooms, he said.
"'Across the state, we’re seeing an interesting ecological feedback cycle where the physics of the climate control when the open water period starts and ends,' he said. 'If you have shorter ice-in periods, you have longer open water periods, and these longer open water periods are allowing increased growth rates in our lakes — more plankton and less oxygen."'Basically, our lakes have a longer growing season and that is not always an ecologically good thing.'"
#Maine #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures
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And yeah... Even #Maine isn't immune.
Increasingly early ice-outs on Maine waters open up new environmental problems, experts say
As Maine wraps up one of its warmest winters in recorded history, lakes and ponds across the state are seeing ice-outs earlier than ever. Experts say that's affecting everything from #algae to moose.
by Dylan Tusinski
March 15, 2024"Earlier ice-outs have severe impacts on everything from algae blooms and trout populations to moose calves and snowmobilers, according to Mark Latti, communications director for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
"One of the most serious symptoms of early ice-outs is the increased frequency and intensity of algae blooms in recent years, according to Whitney King, an environmental chemist and professor at Colby College in Waterville.
"Blooms in recent years have been more severe and widespread, King said. Though algae blooms are a natural occurrence in the spring and summer, they can be toxic for humans and animals, damaging to natural ecosystems, and near-impossible to get rid of.
"Algae blooms’ size and toxicity are often worsened by bright sunlight, warm waters and intense storms, King said. This means that earlier ice-outs are causing earlier and more severe algae blooms, he said.
"'Across the state, we’re seeing an interesting ecological feedback cycle where the physics of the climate control when the open water period starts and ends,' he said. 'If you have shorter ice-in periods, you have longer open water periods, and these longer open water periods are allowing increased growth rates in our lakes — more plankton and less oxygen."'Basically, our lakes have a longer growing season and that is not always an ecologically good thing.'"
#Maine #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures
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And yeah... Even #Maine isn't immune.
Increasingly early ice-outs on Maine waters open up new environmental problems, experts say
As Maine wraps up one of its warmest winters in recorded history, lakes and ponds across the state are seeing ice-outs earlier than ever. Experts say that's affecting everything from #algae to moose.
by Dylan Tusinski
March 15, 2024"Earlier ice-outs have severe impacts on everything from algae blooms and trout populations to moose calves and snowmobilers, according to Mark Latti, communications director for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
"One of the most serious symptoms of early ice-outs is the increased frequency and intensity of algae blooms in recent years, according to Whitney King, an environmental chemist and professor at Colby College in Waterville.
"Blooms in recent years have been more severe and widespread, King said. Though algae blooms are a natural occurrence in the spring and summer, they can be toxic for humans and animals, damaging to natural ecosystems, and near-impossible to get rid of.
"Algae blooms’ size and toxicity are often worsened by bright sunlight, warm waters and intense storms, King said. This means that earlier ice-outs are causing earlier and more severe algae blooms, he said.
"'Across the state, we’re seeing an interesting ecological feedback cycle where the physics of the climate control when the open water period starts and ends,' he said. 'If you have shorter ice-in periods, you have longer open water periods, and these longer open water periods are allowing increased growth rates in our lakes — more plankton and less oxygen."'Basically, our lakes have a longer growing season and that is not always an ecologically good thing.'"
#Maine #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures
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Why isn't this sounding alarms?!! This is happening globally!
Harmful #algae detected in #OaklandCalifornia's #LakeMerritt could be 'an ominous sign for the Bay'
"Earlier this month, signs posted around Oakland’s Lake Merritt made some joggers stop in their tracks. 'Avoid water contact,' they cautioned in bold letters. 'Harmful algae may be present.'
"The warnings came after a mysterious red substance emerged in the water between the Lake Merritt Sailboat House and the Rotary Nature Center on March 7, as the Oaklandside first reported. Subsequent lab testing by the California Department of Public Health and #SanFranciscoBay Regional Water Quality Control Board last week confirmed the presence of Heterosigma akashiwo in the water — the same species of harmful algae responsible for the Bay Area-wide red tides and mass #FishKills reported in 2022 and 2023.
"But Eileen White, executive officer for the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, told SFGATE on Tuesday that the current bloom has not reached those levels. 'The good news right now is the lake is looking good, and the red tide we originally observed has dissipated,' she said.
"White added that she runs around the lake just about every day, but did not observe any dead fish in the weeks since the algae was detected. The water has also returned to its usual color, she said.
"'But we’re still trying to understand what caused it. It was a little surprising, because we’ve had so much rain, and we typically associate these harmful blooms with warmer temperatures and less wind activity,' White said.
"'H. akashiwo has been documented across the world, but is most commonly found west of North America in #Japan, #NewZealand and #BritishColumbia, Canada. The species was first observed blooming in the central part of San Francisco Bay in July 2002, and was also spotted near Sausalito in 2004, depleting oxygen levels in the water and causing fish to asphyxiate en masse."
#California #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures #ExtinctionLevelEvent #HAkashiwo #HeterosigmaAkashiwo
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Why isn't this sounding alarms?!! This is happening globally!
Harmful #algae detected in #OaklandCalifornia's #LakeMerritt could be 'an ominous sign for the Bay'
"Earlier this month, signs posted around Oakland’s Lake Merritt made some joggers stop in their tracks. 'Avoid water contact,' they cautioned in bold letters. 'Harmful algae may be present.'
"The warnings came after a mysterious red substance emerged in the water between the Lake Merritt Sailboat House and the Rotary Nature Center on March 7, as the Oaklandside first reported. Subsequent lab testing by the California Department of Public Health and #SanFranciscoBay Regional Water Quality Control Board last week confirmed the presence of Heterosigma akashiwo in the water — the same species of harmful algae responsible for the Bay Area-wide red tides and mass #FishKills reported in 2022 and 2023.
"But Eileen White, executive officer for the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, told SFGATE on Tuesday that the current bloom has not reached those levels. 'The good news right now is the lake is looking good, and the red tide we originally observed has dissipated,' she said.
"White added that she runs around the lake just about every day, but did not observe any dead fish in the weeks since the algae was detected. The water has also returned to its usual color, she said.
"'But we’re still trying to understand what caused it. It was a little surprising, because we’ve had so much rain, and we typically associate these harmful blooms with warmer temperatures and less wind activity,' White said.
"'H. akashiwo has been documented across the world, but is most commonly found west of North America in #Japan, #NewZealand and #BritishColumbia, Canada. The species was first observed blooming in the central part of San Francisco Bay in July 2002, and was also spotted near Sausalito in 2004, depleting oxygen levels in the water and causing fish to asphyxiate en masse."
#California #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures #ExtinctionLevelEvent #HAkashiwo #HeterosigmaAkashiwo
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Why isn't this sounding alarms?!! This is happening globally!
Harmful #algae detected in #OaklandCalifornia's #LakeMerritt could be 'an ominous sign for the Bay'
"Earlier this month, signs posted around Oakland’s Lake Merritt made some joggers stop in their tracks. 'Avoid water contact,' they cautioned in bold letters. 'Harmful algae may be present.'
"The warnings came after a mysterious red substance emerged in the water between the Lake Merritt Sailboat House and the Rotary Nature Center on March 7, as the Oaklandside first reported. Subsequent lab testing by the California Department of Public Health and #SanFranciscoBay Regional Water Quality Control Board last week confirmed the presence of Heterosigma akashiwo in the water — the same species of harmful algae responsible for the Bay Area-wide red tides and mass #FishKills reported in 2022 and 2023.
"But Eileen White, executive officer for the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, told SFGATE on Tuesday that the current bloom has not reached those levels. 'The good news right now is the lake is looking good, and the red tide we originally observed has dissipated,' she said.
"White added that she runs around the lake just about every day, but did not observe any dead fish in the weeks since the algae was detected. The water has also returned to its usual color, she said.
"'But we’re still trying to understand what caused it. It was a little surprising, because we’ve had so much rain, and we typically associate these harmful blooms with warmer temperatures and less wind activity,' White said.
"'H. akashiwo has been documented across the world, but is most commonly found west of North America in #Japan, #NewZealand and #BritishColumbia, Canada. The species was first observed blooming in the central part of San Francisco Bay in July 2002, and was also spotted near Sausalito in 2004, depleting oxygen levels in the water and causing fish to asphyxiate en masse."
#California #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures #ExtinctionLevelEvent #HAkashiwo #HeterosigmaAkashiwo
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Why isn't this sounding alarms?!! This is happening globally!
Harmful #algae detected in #OaklandCalifornia's #LakeMerritt could be 'an ominous sign for the Bay'
"Earlier this month, signs posted around Oakland’s Lake Merritt made some joggers stop in their tracks. 'Avoid water contact,' they cautioned in bold letters. 'Harmful algae may be present.'
"The warnings came after a mysterious red substance emerged in the water between the Lake Merritt Sailboat House and the Rotary Nature Center on March 7, as the Oaklandside first reported. Subsequent lab testing by the California Department of Public Health and #SanFranciscoBay Regional Water Quality Control Board last week confirmed the presence of Heterosigma akashiwo in the water — the same species of harmful algae responsible for the Bay Area-wide red tides and mass #FishKills reported in 2022 and 2023.
"But Eileen White, executive officer for the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, told SFGATE on Tuesday that the current bloom has not reached those levels. 'The good news right now is the lake is looking good, and the red tide we originally observed has dissipated,' she said.
"White added that she runs around the lake just about every day, but did not observe any dead fish in the weeks since the algae was detected. The water has also returned to its usual color, she said.
"'But we’re still trying to understand what caused it. It was a little surprising, because we’ve had so much rain, and we typically associate these harmful blooms with warmer temperatures and less wind activity,' White said.
"'H. akashiwo has been documented across the world, but is most commonly found west of North America in #Japan, #NewZealand and #BritishColumbia, Canada. The species was first observed blooming in the central part of San Francisco Bay in July 2002, and was also spotted near Sausalito in 2004, depleting oxygen levels in the water and causing fish to asphyxiate en masse."
#California #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures #ExtinctionLevelEvent #HAkashiwo #HeterosigmaAkashiwo
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Why isn't this sounding alarms?!! This is happening globally!
Harmful #algae detected in #OaklandCalifornia's #LakeMerritt could be 'an ominous sign for the Bay'
"Earlier this month, signs posted around Oakland’s Lake Merritt made some joggers stop in their tracks. 'Avoid water contact,' they cautioned in bold letters. 'Harmful algae may be present.'
"The warnings came after a mysterious red substance emerged in the water between the Lake Merritt Sailboat House and the Rotary Nature Center on March 7, as the Oaklandside first reported. Subsequent lab testing by the California Department of Public Health and #SanFranciscoBay Regional Water Quality Control Board last week confirmed the presence of Heterosigma akashiwo in the water — the same species of harmful algae responsible for the Bay Area-wide red tides and mass #FishKills reported in 2022 and 2023.
"But Eileen White, executive officer for the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, told SFGATE on Tuesday that the current bloom has not reached those levels. 'The good news right now is the lake is looking good, and the red tide we originally observed has dissipated,' she said.
"White added that she runs around the lake just about every day, but did not observe any dead fish in the weeks since the algae was detected. The water has also returned to its usual color, she said.
"'But we’re still trying to understand what caused it. It was a little surprising, because we’ve had so much rain, and we typically associate these harmful blooms with warmer temperatures and less wind activity,' White said.
"'H. akashiwo has been documented across the world, but is most commonly found west of North America in #Japan, #NewZealand and #BritishColumbia, Canada. The species was first observed blooming in the central part of San Francisco Bay in July 2002, and was also spotted near Sausalito in 2004, depleting oxygen levels in the water and causing fish to asphyxiate en masse."
#California #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures #ExtinctionLevelEvent #HAkashiwo #HeterosigmaAkashiwo
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#GoldenAlgae toxin blooms to blame for fish kills at #Saguaro, #CanyonLakes
BY DAMON ALLRED
Mar 17, 2024PHOENIX — "Golden algae toxin blooms are behind recent #FishKills at Saguaro and Canyon lakes, the Arizona Game and Fish Department confirmed Friday.
"Golden algae, which can be harmful to gill-breathing animals such as fish, has affected Salt River chain lakes — Saguaro, Canyon and Apache — since 2003, the AZGFD said in a press release.
"Over the years, humans and other non-gill-breathing wildlife have not displayed negative health impacts after coming into contact with a golden algae toxin bloom.
"Hundreds of fish — mostly of the threadfin shad species — were observed to be dead or dying. Other species such as largemouth bass, bluegill and catfish were also affected."
#Arizona #HABs
#HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures -
#GoldenAlgae toxin blooms to blame for fish kills at #Saguaro, #CanyonLakes
BY DAMON ALLRED
Mar 17, 2024PHOENIX — "Golden algae toxin blooms are behind recent #FishKills at Saguaro and Canyon lakes, the Arizona Game and Fish Department confirmed Friday.
"Golden algae, which can be harmful to gill-breathing animals such as fish, has affected Salt River chain lakes — Saguaro, Canyon and Apache — since 2003, the AZGFD said in a press release.
"Over the years, humans and other non-gill-breathing wildlife have not displayed negative health impacts after coming into contact with a golden algae toxin bloom.
"Hundreds of fish — mostly of the threadfin shad species — were observed to be dead or dying. Other species such as largemouth bass, bluegill and catfish were also affected."
#Arizona #HABs
#HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures -
#GoldenAlgae toxin blooms to blame for fish kills at #Saguaro, #CanyonLakes
BY DAMON ALLRED
Mar 17, 2024PHOENIX — "Golden algae toxin blooms are behind recent #FishKills at Saguaro and Canyon lakes, the Arizona Game and Fish Department confirmed Friday.
"Golden algae, which can be harmful to gill-breathing animals such as fish, has affected Salt River chain lakes — Saguaro, Canyon and Apache — since 2003, the AZGFD said in a press release.
"Over the years, humans and other non-gill-breathing wildlife have not displayed negative health impacts after coming into contact with a golden algae toxin bloom.
"Hundreds of fish — mostly of the threadfin shad species — were observed to be dead or dying. Other species such as largemouth bass, bluegill and catfish were also affected."
#Arizona #HABs
#HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures -
#GoldenAlgae toxin blooms to blame for fish kills at #Saguaro, #CanyonLakes
BY DAMON ALLRED
Mar 17, 2024PHOENIX — "Golden algae toxin blooms are behind recent #FishKills at Saguaro and Canyon lakes, the Arizona Game and Fish Department confirmed Friday.
"Golden algae, which can be harmful to gill-breathing animals such as fish, has affected Salt River chain lakes — Saguaro, Canyon and Apache — since 2003, the AZGFD said in a press release.
"Over the years, humans and other non-gill-breathing wildlife have not displayed negative health impacts after coming into contact with a golden algae toxin bloom.
"Hundreds of fish — mostly of the threadfin shad species — were observed to be dead or dying. Other species such as largemouth bass, bluegill and catfish were also affected."
#Arizona #HABs
#HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures -
#GoldenAlgae toxin blooms to blame for fish kills at #Saguaro, #CanyonLakes
BY DAMON ALLRED
Mar 17, 2024PHOENIX — "Golden algae toxin blooms are behind recent #FishKills at Saguaro and Canyon lakes, the Arizona Game and Fish Department confirmed Friday.
"Golden algae, which can be harmful to gill-breathing animals such as fish, has affected Salt River chain lakes — Saguaro, Canyon and Apache — since 2003, the AZGFD said in a press release.
"Over the years, humans and other non-gill-breathing wildlife have not displayed negative health impacts after coming into contact with a golden algae toxin bloom.
"Hundreds of fish — mostly of the threadfin shad species — were observed to be dead or dying. Other species such as largemouth bass, bluegill and catfish were also affected."
#Arizona #HABs
#HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures -
And the #SaintLucie #NuclearPlant happens to be nearby! Hmmmm...
#ToxicAlgae in St. Lucie river and canal are in dangerous concentrations, DEP confirms
"Algae in the St. Lucie canal and river is toxic in concentrations that are dangerous for people, pets and wildlife to touch, ingest or inhale, but the Army Corps of Engineers has not said it will stop Lake Okeechobee discharges."
#ToxicAlgae #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Florida #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures
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And the #SaintLucie #NuclearPlant happens to be nearby! Hmmmm...
#ToxicAlgae in St. Lucie river and canal are in dangerous concentrations, DEP confirms
"Algae in the St. Lucie canal and river is toxic in concentrations that are dangerous for people, pets and wildlife to touch, ingest or inhale, but the Army Corps of Engineers has not said it will stop Lake Okeechobee discharges."
#ToxicAlgae #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Florida #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures
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And the #SaintLucie #NuclearPlant happens to be nearby! Hmmmm...
#ToxicAlgae in St. Lucie river and canal are in dangerous concentrations, DEP confirms
"Algae in the St. Lucie canal and river is toxic in concentrations that are dangerous for people, pets and wildlife to touch, ingest or inhale, but the Army Corps of Engineers has not said it will stop Lake Okeechobee discharges."
#ToxicAlgae #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Florida #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures
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And the #SaintLucie #NuclearPlant happens to be nearby! Hmmmm...
#ToxicAlgae in St. Lucie river and canal are in dangerous concentrations, DEP confirms
"Algae in the St. Lucie canal and river is toxic in concentrations that are dangerous for people, pets and wildlife to touch, ingest or inhale, but the Army Corps of Engineers has not said it will stop Lake Okeechobee discharges."
#ToxicAlgae #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Florida #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures
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And the #SaintLucie #NuclearPlant happens to be nearby! Hmmmm...
#ToxicAlgae in St. Lucie river and canal are in dangerous concentrations, DEP confirms
"Algae in the St. Lucie canal and river is toxic in concentrations that are dangerous for people, pets and wildlife to touch, ingest or inhale, but the Army Corps of Engineers has not said it will stop Lake Okeechobee discharges."
#ToxicAlgae #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Florida #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures
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Lough Neagh: Toxic algae potentially waking again
Louise Cullen - BBC NI agriculture and environment correspondent
March 7, 2024
"Toxic blue-green #algae in #LoughNeagh has potentially begun to wake up again already, with two confirmed reports since the start of 2024.
"Last summer, it brought the largest freshwater lake in these islands to the headlines.
"The algae also brought misery to those who live and work around and on the lough."
Read more:
https://www.aol.com/news/lough-neagh-fish-declared-safe-072656521.html#Ireland #ToxicAlgae #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife
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Lough Neagh: Toxic algae potentially waking again
Louise Cullen - BBC NI agriculture and environment correspondent
March 7, 2024
"Toxic blue-green #algae in #LoughNeagh has potentially begun to wake up again already, with two confirmed reports since the start of 2024.
"Last summer, it brought the largest freshwater lake in these islands to the headlines.
"The algae also brought misery to those who live and work around and on the lough."
Read more:
https://www.aol.com/news/lough-neagh-fish-declared-safe-072656521.html#Ireland #ToxicAlgae #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife
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Lough Neagh: Toxic algae potentially waking again
Louise Cullen - BBC NI agriculture and environment correspondent
March 7, 2024
"Toxic blue-green #algae in #LoughNeagh has potentially begun to wake up again already, with two confirmed reports since the start of 2024.
"Last summer, it brought the largest freshwater lake in these islands to the headlines.
"The algae also brought misery to those who live and work around and on the lough."
Read more:
https://www.aol.com/news/lough-neagh-fish-declared-safe-072656521.html#Ireland #ToxicAlgae #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife
#WaterTemperatures #NorthernIreland #UK -
Lough Neagh: Toxic algae potentially waking again
Louise Cullen - BBC NI agriculture and environment correspondent
March 7, 2024
"Toxic blue-green #algae in #LoughNeagh has potentially begun to wake up again already, with two confirmed reports since the start of 2024.
"Last summer, it brought the largest freshwater lake in these islands to the headlines.
"The algae also brought misery to those who live and work around and on the lough."
Read more:
https://www.aol.com/news/lough-neagh-fish-declared-safe-072656521.html#Ireland #ToxicAlgae #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife
#WaterTemperatures #NorthernIreland #UK -
Lough Neagh: Toxic algae potentially waking again
Louise Cullen - BBC NI agriculture and environment correspondent
March 7, 2024
"Toxic blue-green #algae in #LoughNeagh has potentially begun to wake up again already, with two confirmed reports since the start of 2024.
"Last summer, it brought the largest freshwater lake in these islands to the headlines.
"The algae also brought misery to those who live and work around and on the lough."
Read more:
https://www.aol.com/news/lough-neagh-fish-declared-safe-072656521.html#Ireland #ToxicAlgae #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife
#WaterTemperatures #NorthernIreland #UK -
I'm seeing a pattern here...
"'On March 14, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources responded to a fish die off on Traverse Lake in southwest #Minnesota near the city of Wheaton. DNR staff collected fish samples and checked dissolved oxygen in the water. The cause of the die off appears to be gas supersaturation trauma, also known as gas bubble disease, likely the result of an #AlgaeBloom in the lake,' a spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources told Newsweek in an email."
Thousands of Fish Found Dead as Ice Melts on Minnesota Border Lake
Published Mar 20, 2024
"Thousands of dead fish have been found in a Minnesota lake at the same time all its ice has melted.
"An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 fish were found dead in Lake Traverse, which lies along the border with #SouthDakota, on March 14, the West Central Tribune reported. They included freshwater drum, crappies, bluegills, white bass and bluegills. There was also a handful of smallmouth bass and walleye."
Read more:
https://www.newsweek.com/thousands-fish-dead-ice-melts-lake-1881449#HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ToxicAlgae #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures
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I'm seeing a pattern here...
"'On March 14, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources responded to a fish die off on Traverse Lake in southwest #Minnesota near the city of Wheaton. DNR staff collected fish samples and checked dissolved oxygen in the water. The cause of the die off appears to be gas supersaturation trauma, also known as gas bubble disease, likely the result of an #AlgaeBloom in the lake,' a spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources told Newsweek in an email."
Thousands of Fish Found Dead as Ice Melts on Minnesota Border Lake
Published Mar 20, 2024
"Thousands of dead fish have been found in a Minnesota lake at the same time all its ice has melted.
"An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 fish were found dead in Lake Traverse, which lies along the border with #SouthDakota, on March 14, the West Central Tribune reported. They included freshwater drum, crappies, bluegills, white bass and bluegills. There was also a handful of smallmouth bass and walleye."
Read more:
https://www.newsweek.com/thousands-fish-dead-ice-melts-lake-1881449#HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ToxicAlgae #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures
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I'm seeing a pattern here...
"'On March 14, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources responded to a fish die off on Traverse Lake in southwest #Minnesota near the city of Wheaton. DNR staff collected fish samples and checked dissolved oxygen in the water. The cause of the die off appears to be gas supersaturation trauma, also known as gas bubble disease, likely the result of an #AlgaeBloom in the lake,' a spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources told Newsweek in an email."
Thousands of Fish Found Dead as Ice Melts on Minnesota Border Lake
Published Mar 20, 2024
"Thousands of dead fish have been found in a Minnesota lake at the same time all its ice has melted.
"An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 fish were found dead in Lake Traverse, which lies along the border with #SouthDakota, on March 14, the West Central Tribune reported. They included freshwater drum, crappies, bluegills, white bass and bluegills. There was also a handful of smallmouth bass and walleye."
Read more:
https://www.newsweek.com/thousands-fish-dead-ice-melts-lake-1881449#HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ToxicAlgae #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures
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I'm seeing a pattern here...
"'On March 14, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources responded to a fish die off on Traverse Lake in southwest #Minnesota near the city of Wheaton. DNR staff collected fish samples and checked dissolved oxygen in the water. The cause of the die off appears to be gas supersaturation trauma, also known as gas bubble disease, likely the result of an #AlgaeBloom in the lake,' a spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources told Newsweek in an email."
Thousands of Fish Found Dead as Ice Melts on Minnesota Border Lake
Published Mar 20, 2024
"Thousands of dead fish have been found in a Minnesota lake at the same time all its ice has melted.
"An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 fish were found dead in Lake Traverse, which lies along the border with #SouthDakota, on March 14, the West Central Tribune reported. They included freshwater drum, crappies, bluegills, white bass and bluegills. There was also a handful of smallmouth bass and walleye."
Read more:
https://www.newsweek.com/thousands-fish-dead-ice-melts-lake-1881449#HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ToxicAlgae #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures
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I'm seeing a pattern here...
"'On March 14, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources responded to a fish die off on Traverse Lake in southwest #Minnesota near the city of Wheaton. DNR staff collected fish samples and checked dissolved oxygen in the water. The cause of the die off appears to be gas supersaturation trauma, also known as gas bubble disease, likely the result of an #AlgaeBloom in the lake,' a spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources told Newsweek in an email."
Thousands of Fish Found Dead as Ice Melts on Minnesota Border Lake
Published Mar 20, 2024
"Thousands of dead fish have been found in a Minnesota lake at the same time all its ice has melted.
"An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 fish were found dead in Lake Traverse, which lies along the border with #SouthDakota, on March 14, the West Central Tribune reported. They included freshwater drum, crappies, bluegills, white bass and bluegills. There was also a handful of smallmouth bass and walleye."
Read more:
https://www.newsweek.com/thousands-fish-dead-ice-melts-lake-1881449#HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ToxicAlgae #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures
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Thousands of #eels die mysteriously in #NewZealand
Story by Vishwam Sankaran
April 1, 2024"'We noticed some #algae build-up, which generally is due to the stream water warming up,' said Hona Edwards, a member of a local guardian group that monitors the stream.
"'Then the biggest percentage of the stream was observed to range from very limited to no water flow. When there’s no flow, the dissolved oxygen reduces, and the toxins build up in the waterway,' he said.
"Such algal blooms occur when conditions such as warm water temperatures and low water volumes are coupled with nutrient flows from agricultural use and toxic #pollutants from human activities.
"While mass deaths of freshwater fish are known to occasionally take place across the world, a study of lakes in #Minnesota and #Wisconsin in the United States found that such incidents have increased globally in the past decade."
Source:
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/thousands-of-eels-die-mysteriously-in-new-zealand/ar-BB1kRSEo#HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ToxicAlgae #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WarmingOceans #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures
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Thousands of #eels die mysteriously in #NewZealand
Story by Vishwam Sankaran
April 1, 2024"'We noticed some #algae build-up, which generally is due to the stream water warming up,' said Hona Edwards, a member of a local guardian group that monitors the stream.
"'Then the biggest percentage of the stream was observed to range from very limited to no water flow. When there’s no flow, the dissolved oxygen reduces, and the toxins build up in the waterway,' he said.
"Such algal blooms occur when conditions such as warm water temperatures and low water volumes are coupled with nutrient flows from agricultural use and toxic #pollutants from human activities.
"While mass deaths of freshwater fish are known to occasionally take place across the world, a study of lakes in #Minnesota and #Wisconsin in the United States found that such incidents have increased globally in the past decade."
Source:
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/thousands-of-eels-die-mysteriously-in-new-zealand/ar-BB1kRSEo#HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ToxicAlgae #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WarmingOceans #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures