2022-May-04
Steadily Warming Waters Will Increase the Risk of Blue Green Algae Outbreaks
Algae bloom on Lake Erie in 2018
A 2015 global study on water temperatures showed that the Great Lakes are getting warmer, and getting warmer faster than other lakes around the world. The study found that Lake Huron summer water temperatures increased by 2.1 degrees Celsius over a 25-year period and in the fall of 2021, all five Great Lakes were at record-high temperatures for the season, or about 5-6 degrees above average.
The evidence that climate change is warming our waters in irrefutable and the need to do what we can to reduce the environmental risks of deteriorating water quality is becoming more and more important. GBA will continue our work on such matters as septic systems, aquaculture, and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, all of which represent controllable ways to reduce these risks.
Read more about warming waters here.