Green Menace: Toxic Algae and Environmental Neglect at California’s Clear Lake

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Satellite image of California’s Clear Lake captured on May 15, 2024, by the Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9.

In mid-May 2024, California’s Clear Lake experienced a significant algal bloom, likely including harmful cyanobacteria, which was captured by satellite imagery. This eutrophic lake, enriched with nutrients from various sources, faces increased occurrences of harmful algal blooms, affecting both human and aquatic life.

An algal bloom clouded the waters of California’s Clear Lake in mid-May 2024. Bright green swirls were visible across most of the lake’s area when the OLI-2 on the Landsat 9 satellite acquired this image on May 15.lake that supports the growth of algae and aquatic plants. Located about 60 miles north of San Francisco Bay, it has long contained large algal populations, possibly since the end of the last ice age about 10,000 years ago, according to sediment cores.

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