Tag: Algae

On clear days in Hartbeespoort, South Africa, satellite images often reveal a reservoir with shades of deep blue interrupted by drifting patches of vivid green. Over the years, these shifting features have included algae blooms—which can affect water quality, ecosystems, and nearby human communities—along with several types of invasive aquatic plants. In this animation, from

Lake Victoria’s Winam Gulf is a body of water similar to Lake Erie, and could potentially be a model for the Great Lake in a warming climate. Credit: George Bullerjahn/Bowling Green State University A study of Kenya’s Winam Gulf is shedding light on how harmful algal blooms may evolve in a warming climate. Scientists identified