Lake Erie Algae Bloom 2017 Map

Cleveland ohio lake eries harmful algal bloom in the western basin this year is forecast to be less severe than last year but worse than the algae levels in 2016. A potentially harmful algae bloom covered more than 700 square miles in the western basin of lake erie last week turning the lake bright green and alarming residents and local officials.

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Noaa provides forecasts of blue green algae or cyanobacteria blooms in lake erie in the form of bi weekly bulletins.

Lake erie algae bloom 2017 map. Lake erie harmful algal bloom forecast noaa provides forecasts of blue green algae or cyanobacteria blooms in lake erie from july to october. This years bloom is predicted by noaa to be much larger than average just under the size of the 2014 bloom that left. Some cyanobacteria blooms can grow rapidly and produce toxins that cause harm to animal life and humans so scientists describe them as harmful algal blooms habs.

Such blooms were common in the lakes shallow western basin in the 1950s and 60s. Such bright colored blooms have increased in size and frequency since the 2000s. Thick slimy algae blooms covered lake erie once again last week stretching for more than 700 square miles.

The green scum shown in this image is the worst algae bloom lake erie has experienced in decades. Lake erie algae bloom shaping up as big and possibly harmful. Lake erie harmful algal bloom hab bulletins are produced during the hab season typically starting in july and lasting into early fall.

Phosphorus from farms sewage and industry fertilized the waters so that huge algae blooms developed year after year. The ohio sea grant the national oceanic and atmospheric administration and the ohio state university analyzed multiple forecast models.

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