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What Connects Bones, Bird Poop, and Toxic Green Slime? Hint: Without It, Half of Us Wouldn't Be Alive Today

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The Problem With Algae Blooms in Lakes

Mississippi's phosphorus field algal bloom wiped out the state's oyster beds. Algae blooms in lakes have been known to poison drinking water. Lake Erie's algae bloom led to half a million people not being able to drink their water or brush their teeth with it for three weeks. Climate change is making matters worse because it leads to bigger storms with more rainfall and warmer water that algae love. And there's not really much we can do about these blooms once they happen except wait until the algae die off.

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