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This is an image of Lake Winnipeg from this past weekend. I suppose it says something about our complacency around continued #cyanobacteria #blooms that there is nothing in the #News coverage. #ClimateChange #HarmfulAlgalBlooms #Manitoba #Canada
Photo from Cheryl Podemski, DFO.
Is this unusual for Lake Winnipeg? It's pretty #shallow, and shallow #waters get warm, which leads to #algae and related blooms.
Around #Regina, Buffalo Pound Lake famously gets huge blooms every year, and has for at least 40 years, maybe longer. #Wascana Lake, in the city, does too, although not as bad since they dug it deeper a few years ago, so it doesn't get as warm.
It just seems "normal", not a big newsworthy event?
The #warning for dogs/animals is good, though.
@cazabon there is a eutrophication problem for Lake Winnipeg, particularly since there are significant land-use impacts (agriculture etc). However, there is a good argument to be made that the blooms have been getting worse. It is worth noting that there are limited resources for agencies to monitor this system (which is a large lake which requires vessels, trained personnel and science funding).
Here are some links:
https://lakewinnipegfoundation.org/harmful-algal-blooms-lake-winnipeg