10-11-2015 22:46 via topix.com

Feds: Lake Erie algae bloom in 2015 was largest on record

" Scientists say an algae bloom that spread across Lake Erie this past summer was the largest on record and produced a thick scum about the size of New York City. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the algae outbreak surpassed the record-setting bloom in 2011 that stretched from Toledo, Ohio, to Cleveland.
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