Climate change is increasing risk of high toxin concentrations in northern US lakes, study finds

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Oct 23, 2023, 12:32 pm160 pts
As climate change warms the Earth, higher-latitude regions will be at greater risk for toxins produced by algal blooms, according to new research led by Carnegie's Anna Michalak, Julian Merder, and Gang Zhao. Their findings, published in Nature Water, identify water temperatures of 20 to 25 degrees Celsius (68…

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