THE DEAD FISH ARMAGEDDON. GLOBAL BACTERIA PANDEMIC? Everyday, there is a new story about a massive fish kill. Today’s massive fish kill is occurring Murrels Inlet in South Carolina. beforeitsnews/r2/?url=wbtw/story/25887772/hundreds-of-dead-fish-discovered-in-murrells-inlet Yesterday, it was Sterling, Kansas STERLING, Kansas-During the summer toxic blue-green algae can shut-down lakes, but for one town in central Kansas, the problem was ordinary green algae. Things started looking different at Sterling Lake on Tuesday, fish were floating to the top of the lake. By Wednesday, thousands of dead fish covered the lake. ksn/2014/06/26/green-algae-causes-a-big-fish-kill-in-sterling/ The day before that, it was New York. CANANDAIGUA – Vacationers and residents hoping for a pristine beach experience on Canandaigua Lake this year may be in for a surprise: shorelines and beaches dotted with smelly fish carcasses. Higher water temperatures, the stress of spawning and the disruption of bacteria-laden sediment in the lake cause the infections to spread democratandchronicle/story/news/2014/06/25/infection-killing-fish-canandaigua-lake/11373323/ What I’m finding is a common theme. Bacteria, specifically, cyanobacteria, which is being called blue green algae. Detected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last year in several Kentucky lakes, blue-green algae, or harmful algal blooms, are still present in lakes, including Barren River Lake, Nolin Reservoir and Rough River Lake. “Last year was the first year we saw this condition, but it was the first year we really looked for it,” said Peter Goodmann, director of the Kentucky Division of Water. bgdailynews/news/blue-green-algae-remain-a-concern-in-area-lakes/article_9d564832-8e91-5fdb-91b6-fe5760df71de.html Copper was part of the Tatge family for five years.“Loved the water, loved hanging out with the family and loved chasing balls,” said Brock Tatge, his owner. That’s what he was doing at the family home on Prairie Lake Sunday when the retriever started acting strange. “The last couple times he didn’t try to go get the tennis balls, he just laid down,” 11-year-old Bennett Tatge said. A few minutes after that he died. Glenn Skupta, with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, said the algae has a range of effects.“The most dangerous is when it’s actually ingested,” he said. Skupta said blue-green algae looks like a splash of paint in the water. minnesota.cbslocal/2014/06/26/becker-dog-dies-after-ingesting-blue-green-algae/ Where is this bacteria coming from?
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