Climate change contributes to shift in Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms

Blooms over the past decade have started earlier in July and had longer peaks, according to NOAA researchers.

Climate Change Contributes to Shift in Lake Erie’s Harmful Algal Blooms - Inside Climate News

Blooms over the past decade have started earlier in July and had longer peaks, according to NOAA researchers.

Climate change is increasing risk of high toxin concentrations in northern US lakes, study finds

As climate change warms the Earth, higher-latitude regions will be at greater risk for toxins produced by algal blooms, according to new research led by Carnegie's Anna Michalak, Julian Merder, and Gang Zhao. Their findings, published in Nature Water, identify water temperatures of 20 to 25 degrees Celsius (68 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit) as being at the greatest risk for developing dangerous levels of a common algae-produced toxin called microcystin.

Current estimates of Lake Erie algae toxicity may miss the mark

There is more to a harmful algal bloom than the green stuff in water that meets the eye—specifically, a changing hazard level of toxins produced by the microbes that make up the scummy mess.

Some Lake Erie anglers consider algae blooms helpful — but what are the health implications? | CBC News

Despite often being described as smelly and not nice to look at, some anglers say they find algae blooms helpful when it comes to catching more fish in Lake Erie. Scientists weigh in on possible human and fish health impacts from algal blooms.

Microcystin as a biogeochemical cycle: Pools, fluxes, and fates of the cyanotoxin in inland waters