[MCN] Drought becoming more extreme, with hits on the pollinators. Then there's rising risk of toxic algal bloom

Sat Oct 8 22:06:37 EDT 2022

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“When I tell politicians to act now, the most common answer is that they can’t do anything drastic, because that would be too unpopular among voters. 

“And they are right of course.”

Greta Thunberg in speech to European Parliament

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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/resources/library/media/20190416RES41665/20190416RES41665.pdf

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“Droughts of the twenty-first century are characterized by hotter temperatures, longer duration, and greater spatial extent …."

"When a drought drives changes within ecosystems, there can be a ripple effect  ….."

Crausbay, et al. Defining Ecological Drought for the Twenty-First Century. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. December 2017.
Open Access
https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0292.1 <https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0292.1> 

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Drought reduces floral resources for pollinators - Phillips - 2018 <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.14130>
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com › doi › full › gcb <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.14130>
by BB Phillips · 2018 · Cited by 113 — Drought has been identified as a major threat to pollinators and pollination (Brown et al., 2016), and will act primarily through changes in the …

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toxic algal bloom
Weekly update ⋅ October 5, 2022

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Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice - Circle of Blue <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.circleofblue.org/2022/world/remedies-for-harmful-algal-blooms-are-available-in-law-and-practice/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTOTI4ODM1ODgyNjI0NDgzNTU5NjIaNmMwYjc1ZTA4YTkyMjcwMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw0o8Xqc6P59KSejYiNY0xL3>
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As Swiecki and his partners learned, there is no mystery to solving harmful algal blooms. It is essential to stop phosphorus from reaching streams, ...
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The New Threat to Small Town America: Toxic Algae Blooms - AccessWire <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.accesswire.com/717950/The-New-Threat-to-Small-Town-America-Toxic-Algae-Blooms&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTOTI4ODM1ODgyNjI0NDgzNTU5NjIaNmMwYjc1ZTA4YTkyMjcwMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw0dwtYkh7biJZNGvRc7oXh->
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Harmful algal blooms are triggered by warm weather and an overabundance of nutrients entering the water, which for small towns typically means ...
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Deadly Algal Bloom Could Cause Food Shortage for Bay Area Migrating Waterbirds <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.audubon.org/news/deadly-algal-bloom-could-cause-food-shortage-bay-area-migrating-waterbirds&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTOTI4ODM1ODgyNjI0NDgzNTU5NjIaNmMwYjc1ZTA4YTkyMjcwMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw3hGc_04hTT9ORljbuH7P6G>
National Audubon Society
If the algae turned into a harmful bloom that spread across the bay, it could have disastrous consequences, Tighe knew. So, once he returned home, ...
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Waterfowl hunters warned to avoid toxic algal blooms - Fox 13 <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/waterfowl-hunters-warned-to-avoid-toxic-algal-blooms&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBCoTOTI4ODM1ODgyNjI0NDgzNTU5NjIaNmMwYjc1ZTA4YTkyMjcwMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw0tTEOVe9HuODOAb8JbQxXG>
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Waterfowl hunters should be aware there are several local waterbodies that may have algal blooms that can cause skin, nerve and liver damage, ...
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Why we need to fix the world's freshwater algae problem <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/freshwater-lakes-toxic-algae/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoTOTI4ODM1ODgyNjI0NDgzNTU5NjIaNmMwYjc1ZTA4YTkyMjcwMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw16zjMX-qBQq-dbf4gBbSJC>
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Nitrogen and phosphorous pollution from agriculture and industry are polluting our lakes, causing toxic algae blooms. We must act to protect our ...
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Algal Bloom: Domoic Acid Poisoning Hits Santa Barbara Sea Lions, Hundreds Treated <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/53352/20220929/algal-bloom-domoic-acid-poisoning-hits-santa-barbara-sea-lions.htm&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBioTOTI4ODM1ODgyNjI0NDgzNTU5NjIaNmMwYjc1ZTA4YTkyMjcwMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw28n0jsOWNVHiLhMx67f_DR>
Nature World News
A harmful algal bloom, or HAB, is when certain types of algae rapidly multiply and have a negative impact on both people and marine life.
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Santa Cruz County officials share algal bloom warning <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2022/09/29/santa-cruz-county-officials-share-algal-bloom-warning/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYByoTOTI4ODM1ODgyNjI0NDgzNTU5NjIaNmMwYjc1ZTA4YTkyMjcwMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw0FIjH3f89Hj1jH2f1sNbVu>
Santa Cruz Sentinel
While some algal blooms are harmless, the unusually high number being reported in recent weeks has health officials concerned about increased ...
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Poland blames toxic algae for Oder river fish kill - Phys.org <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://phys.org/news/2022-09-poland-blames-toxic-algae-oder.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYCCoTOTI4ODM1ODgyNjI0NDgzNTU5NjIaNmMwYjc1ZTA4YTkyMjcwMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw0VE7uB2ikEe-xQUbrM78u1>
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Various factors "led us to conclude that the fish deaths were probably caused by the toxic effects of an algal bloom", said Agnieszka Kolada from ...
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