Lake Erie’s algae is back with a vengeance: significant algae bloom expected this season

By Kelsey Scarfone, Program Manager, Water

Earlier today, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its annual algae bloom forecast. The outlook for Lake Erie is not good. The forecast is showing that this year’s bloom will be significant and much larger than the one we experienced last year — about 7.5 out of 10 on the scale of severity.

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