by faster | Mar 27, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Yale e360 DATE: March 27, 2019 SNIP: Population growth and climate change over the next century will lead to a major rise in the number and severity of algae blooms in the world’s lakes, increasing global methane emissions by 30 to 90 percent, according to a...
by faster | Sep 14, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: National Geographic DATE: September 14, 2018 SNIP: A surprisingly happy and healthy ecosystem of algae is not only turning parts of the Greenland ice sheet pinkish-red, it’s contributing more than a little to the melting of one of the biggest frozen bodies of...
by faster | Aug 14, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Washington Post and DeSmogBlog DATE: August 14, 2018 SNIP: Florida’s governor this week made official what residents of southwest Florida already knew: The bloom of toxic algae that has darkened gulf waters is an emergency. The red tide has made breathing...
by faster | May 15, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Inside Climate News DATE: May 15, 2018 SNIP: Blooms of harmful algae in the nation’s waters appear to be occurring much more frequently than in the past, increasing suspicions that the warming climate may be exacerbating the problem. The Environmental...
by faster | Feb 6, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: AAAS EurekAlert DATE: February 6, 2018 SNIP: Researchers from Aarhus University have measured a new world record: Small ice algae on the underside of the Arctic sea ice live and grow at a light level corresponding to only 0.02% of the light at the surface of...