Big Algal Bloom Predicted in Lake Erie

According to a July 13 story by Ohio Ag Net & Ohio’s Country Journal, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its research partners, using an ensemble modeling approach, announced a prediction that the 2015 western Lake Erie harmful algal bloom season will be among the most severe in recent years and could become the second most severe behind the record-setting 2011 bloom.

The effects of the cyanobacterial blooms include a higher cost for cities and local governments to treat their drinking water, as well as risk to swimmers in high concentration areas, and a nuisance to boaters when blooms form. These effects will vary in locations and severity with winds, and will peak in August or early September, according to the prediction.

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