Toxic Algae Threatens Florida's Gulf Coast 99
As reported by Discovery News, After Toledo had to temporarily ban residents from using tap water last weekend because of a toxic algae bloom on Lake Erie, you probably figured that we’d filled the quota of bad algae-related news for the summer. No such luck, unfortunately. Off the Gulf Coast of Florida, the biggest red tide bloom seen in Florida in nearly a decade already has killed thousands of fish. The bloom, which contains the microorganism Karenia brevis,
may pose a public health threat to Floridians if it washes ashore, which is expected to happen in the next two weeks, according to Reuters.
NBC News says this is the largest such bloom seen since 2006 — approximately 50 x 80 miles.
Crimson Tide in Florida? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Lake Champlain is impacted by algae as well (Score:4, Funny)
With the price of recycled copper these days, people don't do this often because the low lifes will steal the pond.
Re:Spoiler Alert: FTA (Score:4, Funny)
shit like this.
He means "fertilizer".