Missisquoi Bay's worst algae bloom tied to low spring snowmelt and hot, dry summer conditions
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - 06:20
in Earth & Climate
Several factors combined to drive the worst blue-green algae bloom in northeastern Lake Champlain's Missisquoi Bay in recent history. Scientists attribute these unsightly and toxin-producing blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, blooms to a changing climate and changing nutrient inputs from our intensifying land use practices.