Hotter Summers Greener Lakes

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Algal blooms, climate change, and human health

As summers become longer and hotter under climate change, many Canadians will be seeking relief at lake beaches. But hotter summers and changing precipitation make favourable conditions for algal blooms to grow in the water, which can produce toxins that are harmful to human health. Experts, Indigenous communities, and residents in the Lake Winnipeg area are all too familiar with the impacts of algal blooms on health, as they discuss in this video

Recommended Video Citation

Climate Atlas of Canada. (2021). Hotter Summers Greener Lakes: Algal blooms, climate change, and human health. Prairie Climate Centre. https://climateatlas.ca/video/hotter-summers-greener-lakes

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