Algal blooms can seem to appear overnight. A stretch of ocean that looked clear days earlier can suddenly appear discolored ...

BERKS COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A popular swimming area in Berks County is closed to swimming due to an algal bloom. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District said the swim beach at the Dry ...

TOLEDO, OH — The annual harmful algae bloom in Lake Erie should be milder this summer than last, say forecasters who highlighted decreases in a type of key nutrient driving the icky phenomenon as an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A satellite image from Aug. 13, 2024, shows an algal bloom covering approximately 320 square miles (830 square km) of Lake Erie.

A cyanobacteria bloom is expanding in western Lake Erie, covering an area of about 160 square miles from the shoreline of Monroe County, Michigan, to the shoreline of Ottawa County, Ohio. The National ...

Health officials are warning residents to avoid the water of Brookline Reservoir and Crystal Lake in Newton because of algae blooms. Both bodies of water have blooms of a blue-green algae known as ...

Water quality scientists predict the harmful algae bloom on western Lake Erie this year will be relatively mild and less severe than last year. The bloom will be between mild and moderate levels, the ...

GIBRALTAR ISLAND – The annual harmful algal bloom that hits the western part of Lake Erie is predicted to be less severe this year, but emerging research is showing the related toxins can be harmful ...

HARRISBURG — The Department of Health urges caution statewide about encountering harmful algal blooms in Pennsylvania waterways. Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen issued a health advisory Thursday ...

PROVO, Utah (KTVX) — With the warmer months finally upon us, you may be heading out to enjoy the bodies of water and reservoirs around you. Unfortunately, the warmer temperatures and abundant sunlight ...

Federal scientists released their annual forecast for Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms on June 26, 2025, and they expect a mild to moderate season. However, anyone who comes in contact with the blooms ...