Toxic algae blooms are turning Lake Erie green, choking its shoreline with foul-smelling sludge and leaving residents battling health problems as scientists warn the outbreaks are growing longer and more dangerous with climate change.
Korea’s major rivers and reservoirs — including the Han River, which supplies drinking water to 20 million people — are seeing record algal blooms fueled by stronger heat waves and torrential rains linked to climate change.
Green algae blooms cover Soyang Lake in Inje County, Gangwon, amid a heat wave persisting across the nation on July 28.
Jeju’s emerald waters are turning murky as early, heavy blooming sea lettuce and brown algae blanket its beaches, disrupting tourism and straining coastal ecosystems.
The Environment Ministry on Tuesday said that algal blooms are expected to continue developing in areas under the "alert level" of a green algae warning issued the previous day.
A Nakdong River's dammed reservoir located between Dalseong District in Daegu and Goryeong County in North Gyeongsang oozes a green, thick substance on Wednesday. The reservoir has been put under the "caution level" of a green ...
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