Impactswww.nps.gov Florida’s waterways contaminated post-Ian, posing environmental and health risks Hurricane Ian washed organic matter and contaminants into waterways — and researchers worry degraded water quality could damage aquatic ecosystems for weeks or months and pose a short-term danger to human health.
Impacts www.nationalgeographic.com Massive marine die-off in Russian Far East threatens endangered species Now believed to be caused by an unprecedented algae bloom, the decimation of bottom-dwelling sea life may have devastating ripple effects.
Impacts grist.org Ohio officials know how to stop Lake Erie from turning toxic, but no one will do it Voluntary fixes for the growing — and global — hazardous algae problem aren’t working.
Impacts www.theatlantic.com A plague of toxic algae is making shellfish deadly In a warming ocean, Alexandrium algae are shredding marine food webs—and disrupting beloved Alaska traditions.
Top Story www.washingtonpost.com Dangerous new hot zones are spreading around the world Major parts of the globe have already passed 2 degrees Celsius of warming, a Post investigation has found.
Newsletter www.washingtonpost.com Six takeaways from The Post’s analysis of the globe’s fastest-warming areas We found that much of the globe has already warmed by above 2 degrees Celsius - and much more.
Newsletter Congress takes aim at harmful algae blooms like Florida’s red tides U.S. senators call for national monitoring system to forecast future outbreaks.
