It’s caused by a seasonal “bloom” of phytoplankton.
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Thankfully, Ehux are harmless. “The only hazard [Ehux] poses may be reduced visibility for people in boats,” Naustvoll explained. “Fishers also report a reduction in their catches. That could be because the reduced visibility also makes it harder for fish to locate prey, which may cause them to move.”conducted by Stanford University and NASA found that over the last few decades, they’ve been increasingly popping up globally.
“Toxic algal blooms affect drinking water supplies, agriculture, fishing, recreation, and tourism,” explained the study’s lead author Jeff Ho. “Studies indicate that just in the United States, freshwater blooms result in the loss of $4 billion each year.” Co-author Anna Michalak added: “Algal blooms really are getting more widespread and more intense, and it’s not just that we are paying more attention to them now than we were decades ago.
Right now, the specific cause of the uptick in blooms is unknown, although the study finds that warming water temperatures may be a contributing factor.
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