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Lake Erie Toxic Algae, Blame Climate Change And Invasive Mussels
Posted by ThinkProgress: None Given on October 17th, 2014
ThinkProgress: Lake Erie is increasingly plagued by toxic algae blooms each summer, and a new study suggests how climate change and mussels, of all things, may be to blame.
On Thursday, the Columbus Dispatch reported on the new research and computer modeling, which show neither rising water temperatures nor runoff from fertilizers and sewage - the traditional causes cited - fully account for the blooms. According to the paper, published in Water Resources Research, climate change may be providing cyanobacteria...
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Plastic Particles Harm Freshwater Organisms Too
Posted by Nature World: Jenna Iacurci on October 17th, 2014
Nature World: Scientists have become increasingly worried that plastic pollution threatens marine life in the world's oceans, and now new research shows that they have reason to fear it can harm freshwater organisms, too.
"The main sources of plastic are on land, so it is important to also look at the effects of plastic on land," Professor Bart Koelmans, leader of the Wageningen University and the IMARES research group behind the study, said in a statement.
Previous studies have shown that microplastics...
Sorry, California — winter isn’t going to fix your drought
Posted by Climate Desk: Tim McDonnell on October 17th, 2014
Climate Desk: California`s crippling drought is not expected to improve over the winter, according to new forecast data released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Nearly 60 percent of the state is experiencing exceptional drought -- the worst category -- NOAA reported. The map below shows that the northern California coast could see some improvement. But in the Central Valley, a critical source of fruits, nuts, and vegetables for the whole country, conditions won`t be getting...
Australia: Climate change forcing rethink on fire risk, RFS chief Shane Fitzsimmons says
Posted by Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Juanita Phillips and Ursula Malone on October 17th, 2014
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Climate change is having an impact on every level of fire management, the New South Wales rural fire chief has said on the first anniversary of the Blue Mountains bushfires.
The NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said with more days of high fire danger, there is now a shrinking window of opportunity to carry out back-burning and other hazard reduction.
"If our window of opportunity continues to shrink, in order to get those really important pre-season activities underway...