With droughts and downpours, climate change feeds Chesapeake Bay algal blooms

ENN
Aug 11, 2016, 11:15 am49 pts
A study shows that weather patterns tied to climate change may increase the severity of algal blooms in Chesapeake Bay as extreme rainfall cycles flush larger amounts of nitrogen from fertilizer and other sources into the Susquehanna River. The researchers found that a spike in rainfall can increase nitrogen…

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