A harmful algal bloom occurs in bodies of freshwater when Cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae, produce toxins. According to the city of Austin, Lady Bird Lake experienced a harmful algal ...

Blue-green algae, which can produce toxins, have been spotted in Lake Monroe and Lake George, and the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County is warning people to take precautions.

Blue-green algae are a type of bacteria that is common in Florida’s freshwater environments. A bloom occurs when the rapid growth of algae leads to an accumulation of individual cells that ...

The lough, the UK's largest freshwater lake, has been blighted by large blooms of the potentially toxic blue-green algae in recent years. In a statement, the NIEA said reports of blue-green algae ...

Blue-green algae has returned to Lough Neagh with the first confirmed cases of 2025, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has confirmed. Noxious blooms of the algae covered large parts o ...

The EPA explained that the microalgal bloom has been driven by an "ongoing ... McGuinness said he has noticed "patches of the green-coloured algae" but that there had been "no sign of any dead ...