Tag: algae

Climate change turning US mountain lakes green with algae

by Phineas RUECKERT PARIS, France (AFP) — Global warming is turning clear mountain lakes green in the western United States because of an increase in algae blooms “without historical precedent”, researchers reported on Tuesday. The concentration of algae in two remote mountain lakes more than doubled in the past 70 years, researchers at Colorado State University found. Their results, published in the British Royal Society journal Proceedings B, highlight the potentially harmful effects of climate […]

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DENR chief underscores need to invest in nature and environment protection amid Boracay crisis

  (Eagle News) — Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu recently underscored the need to invest in nature to provide cost-effective solutions to the country’s most pressing water challenges in the wake of environmental issues facing the world-famous Boracay Island. Cimatu, in a statement, said it is high time the Philippines invest in the so-called green infrastructure, an approach which protects and restores natural ecosystems that provide security to nearby communities. “Countries highly vulnerable to natural […]

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Scientists look to genetically modified algae to help feed the planet

QUINGDAO, China (Reuters) — Algae, one of the smallest organisms on the planet, could soon be used to combat a looming global food crisis. Scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) hope genetically engineered micro-algae could be the food of the future, and they’ve taken a step closer to that reality with an outdoor field trial approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Algae geneticist Stephen Mayfield and his team inserted […]

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DOST, tutulong sa pag-aalis ng lumot sa Boracay

(Eagle News) — Tutulong ang Department of Science and Technology sa pag-aalis ng makapal na algae o lumot sa dalampasigan ng Boracay. Ayon sa DOST, nakikipag-ugnayan na sila sa lokal na pamahalaan para linisin ang mga lumot nitong nakaraang buwan. Kamakailan ay maraming turistang nag-reklamo sa makapal na lumot sa white sand beach ng Boracay. Hangad ng DOST na matulungan sila ng lokal na pamahalaan para makapag-tayo ng satellite office sa boracay  upang mas maging […]

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Mga turista, dismayado sa duma-daming algae sa Boracay

(Eagle News) — Dismayado ang ilang turista sa Boracay, bunsod umano ng maka-kapal na algae o lumot sa dalampasigan ng isla dahil sa halip na malinaw ay berdeng kulay ng tubig ang kanilang nakikita. Ayon sa ilang turista, sana ay maalagan ang dagat , dahil aniya pangit nang tingnan at kailangang lumayo para maging malinaw ang tubig. Sinabi ng mga residente na nakikita ang algae sa dagat tuwing Enero hanggang Marso, subalit nawawala naman aniya […]

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