Climate Study Uncovers Bad News for Water Quality

Projected increases in precipitation due to climate change could cause more dead zones and algae blooms
Climate Study Uncovers Bad News for Water Quality
Fish suffocated in the Lake Erie algae bloom of August 2011. — Photo By Tom Archer

Increased precipitation from a changing climate could pollute U.S. waterways with excess nitrogen, increasing the likelihood of severe water quality impairment from coast to coast, according to a new study by scientists Eva Sinha and Anna Michalak of the Carnegie Institution for...

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